TALCHER : Dulanga coal mine of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will begin its operation soon as all preparations for the process are over, said NTPC Director (Finance) Kulamani Biswal. The mine, located in Sundargarh district, is linked to the new NTPC power plant at Darlipalli, which will have the capacity to generate 3,200 MW power per day. The power plant will be the third plant in the State.
Biswal was here along with the six-member expert committee group attached to the company board. Talking to this paper at Kaniha power plant here, Biswal said land acquisition and clearances for the coal project have been obtained.
“The mine will start operation once the responsibility to develop and operate the mine will be given to a private company. All the processes for awarding the contract have been completed. Soon, the contractor will start the mine operation from the coal mine, having a reserve of 150 million tonne. The life term of the mine will be 25 years,” Biswal said.
The annual production from the coal mine will be seven million tonnes but the annual requirement of NTPC Darllipali plant would be around nine MT. The shortage will be managed by getting coal from outside, preferably from CIL, he added.
This will be the first coal mine owned by the power major in the State. Meanwhile, the expert committee of board members visited NTPC Talcher-Kaniha. The expert committee comprises S Seethapaty Chander, Independent Director, NTPC, Gauri Trivedi, Independent Director, NTPC, S Upadhyay, former CMD, MCL, AN Sahay, former CMD, AK Jha, Director (Commercial), NTPC and K Biswal, Director (Finance), NTPC as board members.
The board members also interacted with the senior officials of the station. During the interaction, a presentation on salient features of power station was shared with the board members.
The officials appreciated the efforts of the power station in providing power to 13 States across South, East and North-East region of the country and undertaking various community development programmes through CSR.