Coal India Plans Methane Projects in 5 Blocks
Coal India, a state-owned company, is venturing into production of a new age clean fuel called coal-mine methane (CMM).
The near-monopoly coal producer has selected five mines to set up CMM projects for which it has invited application from developers.
CMM is methane gas released during coal mining while coal-bed methane remains trapped in coal seams, which is mined separately.
This marks yet another attempt by Coal India to make its presence felt in environmentally cleaner energy after foraying into extraction of coal-bed methane gas and plans for ventilation air methane and underground coal gasification project.
Coal India plans to produce CMM in the blocks Moonidih, Pootkee Bulliary and Mahuda sub-basin under subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal Ltd and North Kathara-Uchitdih and Asnapani-Jarangdih under Central Coalfields Ltd — all located in Jharkhand.
Coal India is accepting applications from prospective developers untill June 15 and bids would be opened on that day.
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