Despite sluggish demand for coal blocks in the previous rounds of auction, the Centre is expecting a good response from the current tranche of offering, a senior official said on Thursday. The government is currently carrying out the process for the third tranche of coal block auctions and December 9 is the last date to buy bid documents.
The Centre had, in October, said it would offer 88 mines with a geological reserve of about 55 billion tonnes and an annual peak rated capacity of 282 million tonnes. The auction is scheduled to be held between January 7 and 20 in 2022.
