Overview
- Coal India, which announced the plan Friday, will spend ₹3,300 crore to add eight washeries with 21.5 million tonnes a year of capacity by FY30.
- The buildout splits capacity between Central Coalfields at 14.5 MTY and Bharat Coking Coal at 7 MTY.
- The company will put another ₹300 crore into renovating and modernising existing washeries to boost efficiency and use.
- India’s steelmakers import about 95% of coking coal because local reserves contain 25% to 45% ash, so washing is meant to raise usable quality.
- Coal India now runs 10 washeries with 18.35 MTY, and the new projects would more than double total capacity if delivered on schedule.