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Govt shortlists 134 out of 176 applications for coal block auctions

13 Feb 2015 Evaluate

Moving forward in the process of coal block auctions, the government has found as many as 134 applications “technically qualifiable” of the total 176 preliminary bids received for 21 coal blocks that have been put for electronic auction.

Sector major’s like Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), Bharat Aluminium Co (Balco), Essar Power M P, GMR Chhattisgarh Energy, GVK Power, JSW Energy, Reliance Cement Company, Ambuja Cement, Hindustan Zinc, Sesa Sterlite are among some of the other major companies whose bids have been found technically qualified.

Out of short-listed, top 50% of the bids or top 5 bidders, whichever less would go ahead for the final round of e-auction starting February 14. The selected authority for the coal e-auction would open the financial bids on Saturday to select the e-auction participants.

Notably while, low initial price offer (IPOs) would be shortlisted for bidding in coal blocks for power sector, higher IPOs would be selected for unregulated - steel, cement and captive power.

The government had initially planned to auction 23 mines in first lot but had put on hold bidding for two mines due to litigations. The Ministry would go ahead of with the auction of mines as per schedule though there have some court cases as a consequence of which there have been some changes.

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