CIL invites initial bids for appointing consultants
State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has invited preliminarily bids for the appointment of consultants for its identified opencast and underground mines and coal washeries.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has invited preliminarily bids for the appointment of consultants for its identified opencast and underground mines and coal washeries.
The selected consultants would be responsible for assessment of the current status of technology covering mining and related activities and benchmark them against the world standards under similar geo-mining set-up, the company said in its advertisement seeking expression of interest.
They would also be responsible for documenting technologies, identifying relevant productive technology in the global market and their potential of application in CIL's mines, it added.
Besides the consultants would also prepare roadmaps for implementation of the technology on mine to mine basis.
The last date for submitting the bids by the interested parties has been fixed as February 28.
"India's demand for coal may exceed two billion tonnes a year by 2031-32, up from about 460 million tonnes a year now," a senior Coal Ministry official said.
In its Integrated Energy Policy, the government has said coal would retain its leading position in India's overall energy mix for the next 25 years if India was to achieve economic growth at over 9 percent a year. This would need the government to plan coal production and ensure there is adequate infrastructure for imports, which would require to rise to around 50 million tonnes a year within the next five years, he said.
With coal-fired power generation expected to be more than double from the current level of 72,000 MW, coal production would also have to increase to the match the growing demand.
CIL currently have total 470 mines which includes 144 open cast mines, 295 underground mines, 31 mixed mines.
The selected consultants would be responsible for assessment of the current status of technology covering mining and related activities and benchmark them against the world standards under similar geo-mining set-up, the company said in its advertisement seeking expression of interest.
They would also be responsible for documenting technologies, identifying relevant productive technology in the global market and their potential of application in CIL's mines, it added.
Besides the consultants would also prepare roadmaps for implementation of the technology on mine to mine basis.
The last date for submitting the bids by the interested parties has been fixed as February 28.
"India's demand for coal may exceed two billion tonnes a year by 2031-32, up from about 460 million tonnes a year now," a senior Coal Ministry official said.
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In its Integrated Energy Policy, the government has said coal would retain its leading position in India's overall energy mix for the next 25 years if India was to achieve economic growth at over 9 percent a year. This would need the government to plan coal production and ensure there is adequate infrastructure for imports, which would require to rise to around 50 million tonnes a year within the next five years, he said.
With coal-fired power generation expected to be more than double from the current level of 72,000 MW, coal production would also have to increase to the match the growing demand.
CIL currently have total 470 mines which includes 144 open cast mines, 295 underground mines, 31 mixed mines.
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