NLC India Limited has emerged as the successful bidder for the Machhakata coal mine in Odisha’s Angul district during the eighth round of commercial coal block e-auction held recently by the Ministry of Coal.
The Ministry of Coal and NLC India signed the Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement for the revised Machhakata coal mine. This coal block has a total reserve of 1.38 billion tonnes and an operational peak capacity of 30 million tonnes per annum. This is the second commercial coal block won by NLC India , following the North Dhadu coal block (Western part).