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Allowing commercial coal mining may cut import bill by Rs 30,000 crore: Crisil

07 Mar 2018 Evaluate

Credit ratings agency, Crisil Ratings has said that the government’s move to allow commercial coal mining will boost production as well as mining efficiency. As per the ratings agency, this decision can save around Rs 30,000 crore of coal imports, through the substitution of imported non-coking coal with domestic production.

Crisil highlighted that participation of private miners would increase much-needed competition, enhance productivity by facilitating the use of latest equipment, technology and services through higher investments. It also said that commercial mining can have far-reaching impact, as almost half of the domestic coal reserves of 300 billion tonne, mostly non-coking coal, are yet unallocated.

The ratings agency stated that coal imports, especially of the non-coking variety, should reduce once the proposed regulatory changes to admit private sector companies in coal mining materialize and it will also help the country come closer to its vision of producing 1.5 billion tonne of coal annually by 2022. It further said that sectors like power, cement and steel will gain the most, being the largest consumers of non-coking coal.

Besides, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved the methodology for auction of mines for sale of coal, under which the highest bidder will be given mining rights and there are no restrictions on end use. Currently, about 94% of the mining is being done by government-owned entities Coal India and Singareni Collieries Company. Despite the recent increase in domestic coal production, India still meets a fifth of its annual requirement through imports, costing about Rs 1 lakh crore.


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