Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for five coal blocks
Author: PPD Team Date: October 13, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: October 13, 2025
The Ministry of Coal has issued vesting orders for five coal blocks under the commercial coal block auction process through its nominated authority.
The blocks include Tandsi III, Tandsi III Extension, Senduri, West of Tubed, Chitarpur (revised), and Phutamura. Four of these are partially explored, while one is fully explored. The projects are expected to generate annual revenue of around Rs 3.6 billion and attract capital investment of approximately Rs 5.17 billion.
With these allocations, a total of 125 coal blocks have now been vested or allocated under commercial coal auctions.
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