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Domestic coking coal production target for 2024-25 is 77MT

Delhi, Dec 11: The total domestic raw coking coal production during the financial year 2023-24 is 66.821 million tonnes (MT).The domestic raw coking coal production target for the financial year 2024-25 is 77 MT.

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This information was given by Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Coal has auctioned 14 coking coal blocks to the private sector. These blocks are expected to start production by 2028-29. 

None of the 14 mines have commenced production. However, two mines, viz. Urtan and Urtan North, have got mine opening permission.

The Ministry of Coal has launched "Mission Coking Coal" to enhance domestic coking coal production to reduce import of coking coal, keeping in view the demand projection of steel sector. This mission aims to increase domestic raw coking coal production up to 140 MT by FY 2029-30.

The target to increase raw coking coal production by FY2029-30 from CIL subsidiaries is about 105 MT by FY2029-30 from 60.43 MT during FY 2023-24.

Modernization and renovation of existing aging washeries of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) which has surpassed designed lifespan for its optimal utilization.

Three new washeries with a capacity of 11.6 MTY have been already commissioned. Additionally, new coking washeries by BCCL (03 nos. with cumulative capacity of 07 MTY) and CCL (05 nos. with cumulative capacity of 14.5 MTY) are planned.

It include Monetization of old washeries of BCCL (04 washeries) for its optimum operational efficiency through Washery Developer cum Operator (WDO) route, supply of coal to steel sector through Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage auction route to promote domestic coking coal for steel production and Implementation of reforms in the auction process with the aim of substitution of coking coal import.