India’s Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has secured the Uktal-C coal blocks in the eastern Indian state of Odisha in the third round of auctions of coal blocks conducted by the central government, a government statement said on Tuesday, February 15.
The government completed the third round of auctions for five coal blocks, the statement said.
Utkal-C coal block, secured by JSPL after it submitted the highest bid, has geological reserves of 196.347 million mt with a peak rated capacity (PRC) pegged at 3.37 million mt per year.
JSPL operates integrated steel mills in Odisha and Chhattisgarh states with a total installed capacity of 8.6 million mt per year.