Haryana's HPGCL wants its own captive mine

The Haryana government is trying for its own captive coal block to meet the coal requirement of its power plants in the state. The State-owned Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) has submitted multiple applications to the Union Coal Ministry for allotment of coal block in Chhattisgarh or Madhya Pradesh for the existing and future thermal plants in the state.

The Corporation has submitted three applications for Gandbahera Ujheni, Banai and Bhalumuda Mand coal blocks in the two states to meet the shortfall in coal linkage allocated to 1,200-megawatt Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project (RGTPP) at Khedar in Hisar. A separate application has been submitted by the Haryana Coal Company for allocation of Kerwa coal block in Chhattisgarh for commercial mining.