Coal India to appoint MDO for 168 mt greenfield projects
It has identified a dozen opencast mines with a target capacity of 162 million tonnes a year and three underground ones of 6 million tonnes. Contracts would be for 25 years or the life of the mine, whichever is less. It will save capital expenditure (capex) on equipment and civil construction costs. The company would, however, spend on rehabilitation and resettlement of affected families.