The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), which has thus far achieved dispatch of 61.3 million tonnes during the year is working towards the annual target of dispatching 68 MT by the month end.
During the 11 months period ended February 28, 2019 during the current financial year, the State-owned mining company achieved coal production of 58 MT, thereby registering a growth of 6 % as against 54.6 MT during the same period in the last financial year.
N Sridhar, Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL, has said “during February the company achieved a record dispatch of 41 rakes on an average every day against the regular average of dispatching coal through 30 to 32 rakes per day. Dispatch of coal in 1,152 rakes during February was an all-time record till date. Dispatches of at least 68 million tonnes could be achieved during the year if the same tempo was maintained.”
The management of Singareni Collieries has set a target to transport 2.2 lakh tonnes of coal every day during March 2019 to meet the production and despatch of coal targets for the year.
The company registered coal dispatches of 61.3 MT tonnes till February-end this year, up 5% over 58.2 million tonne achieved during the same period last year. The dispatches, however, crossed the target of 60 MT fixed by the company till February-end.
However, the company overburden removal was lower than the expected level in the open cast mines.
The CMD expressed the need to meet the overall targets and wanted the management to prepare plans for timely dispatches of coal during the rainy season in the next financial year.
PLF
Both the coal fired thermal power generation units of 600 MW each at the Singareni power plant in the State have achieved 100.05% plant load factor (PLF) during February.
For the second time the two units have achieved 100 per cent PLF during the current financial year, the first instance being in September last.