The government is set to launch the ninth round of commercial coal mine auctions on December 20 with 26 mines on offer. Among the mines to be offered, seven are fully explored and 19 are partially explored.
Five coal mines will be offered under the second attempt of round seven of commercial coal. Of these, four are fully explored, and one is partially explored. The fresh round of auction comes just a month after the launch of the eighth round with a total of 35 mines on offer.
The coal ministry had earlier said the coal production target for 2026-27 is 1.4 billion tonnes and for 2029-30 it is 1.58 billion tonnes.
