India’s state-owned coal miner, Coal India Ltd (CIL), has announced plans to invest about Rs 25 billion to set up 20 coal washeries with an annual capacity of 111.10 million tonnes, according to the pre-budget survey laid before the country’s Parliament.
The washeries will reduce the amount of ash in domestic coal and improve its calorific content. Indian coal contains an average ash content of 35 to 38 per cent.
The proposed units comprise seven coking coal washeries and 13 non-coking coal washeries. No time frame has been given for the construction of the washeries.
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