The Union coal ministry said that state-run miner Coal India (CIL) has initiated the process of retrofitting liquefied natural gas (LNG) kits in its dumpers, which will help it to cut diesel costs. CIL uses over 400 million litres of diesel per annum, with an annual expense of over Rs 3,500 crore. If fact, CIL chairman and managing director Pramod Agarwal recently said that with auto-fuel prices rising to record high levels, CIL lost about Rs 700 crore because of high diesel rates in Q1FY22.
“The company in association with GAIL (India) and BEML has taken up a pilot project for retrofitting LNG kits in its two 100 tonne dumpers working at the subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd,” the statement said.
