Coal India is expected to invite bids for development of its seven identified underground mines by end March.
The company has short-listed nine overseas firms for development of the mines and some of these firms have JVs with Indian companies. In February, it sent out the draft Notice Inviting Tender to the nine firms. CIL was due to hold discussions with prospective bidders for these mines on 7 March.
The selected companies are expected to be responsible for planning, designing and operating these underground coal mines. Initially, they are expected to bear the costs of operation of the mines, which will be reimbursed by CIL later.
Meanwhile, the coal blocks are located in the mining areas of its subsidiaries, namely Eastern Coalfields, South Eastern Coalfields, Mahanadi Coalfields, Western Coalfields and Bharat Coking Coal.
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