Western Coalfields
| Company type | Public Sector Undertaking |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | India |
Key people | Jai Prakash Dwivedi (Chairman & MD) |
| Products | Coal |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Website | www |
Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is one of the eight Subsidiary Companies of
Mr. Manoj Kumar is the present Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Western Coalfields.[2] The total production of the Western Coalfields limited stood at 57.64.15 MT during 2019–20 against 39.73 MT during 2013–14, an increase of 3.6%.[3] The firm has set up 20 new coal projects of 40 MT per annum capacity since 2014–15. Western Coalfields Ltd has launched a roadmap to achieve beyond 75 million tonnes of output by FY 2023-24 as its contribution towards the ambitious 1 billion tonnes target of parent firm Coal India.[4]
On 6 June 2020, Western Coalfields inaugurated two mines in Madhya Pradesh and 1 mine in Maharashtra. Adasa UG to OC Mine in Nagpur and Two mines in Chhindwara Sharda mines in Kanhan Area and Dhankhasa mines in Pench Area
References
- ^ "Western Coalfield Limited (WCL) | Western Coalfields Limited". www.westerncoal.gov.in. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Management Profile | Western Coalfields Limited". www.westerncoal.gov.in. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Western Coalfields Ltd reports growth after a gap of five years". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Coal India arm kick-starts roadmap to achieve 75 MT output by FY23". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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