SECL achieves record 100 MT of coal dispatch, 81pc goes to power plants

New Delhi: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) announced on October 29 that it had surpassed 100 million tonnes of coal dispatched for the current fiscal year. This is the fastest 100 MT coal dispatch achieved by Chhattisgarh based company since its inception. Last year, SECL had dispatched around 85 million tonne coal in the same period and during this financial year the company has registered a growth of 17.65 percent.

Of the total coal dispatch, more than 80 percent went to the power sector, with the company sending around 81 million tonnes of coal to power plants across the country, according to an official statement by SECL.

The company’s mega projects Gevra, Dipka, and Kusmunda located in Korba district have contributed significantly to the total dispatch of 100 million tonnes of coal.

SECL’s Gevra mine, the largest coal mine has contributed 30.3 MT

SECL’s Gevra mine, the largest coal mine in the country has contributed 30.3 MT while Dipka and Kusmunda contributed 19.1 MT and 25.1 MT of coal respectively. The total share of all three mega projects in the total dispatch has been more than 74 percent.

In addition to this, SECL's Korea Rewa coalfield, where most of the old and underground mines are located, also made notable contribution by enhancing coal dispatch by 20 percent as compared to last year, the official statement said.

SECL is one of the largest coal producing subsidiaries of Coal India. The company produced 167 MT of coal (highest in its history) and accounted for around one-fourth of CIL’s total coal production in FY 22-23. This year the company has a target of 197 MT of coal production, the official release concluded.

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