MCL receives 'Best Mother Plant' by OASME

The Company's 41.6% of total procurement of goods during 2021-22, which stood at over Rs 185 cr, was from MSE sector.

MCL receives 'Best Mother Plant' by OASME

New Delhi: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited was declared Best Mother Plant by OASME at Odisha MSME Meet 2022. The Company's 41.6% of total procurement of goods during 2021-22, which stood at over Rs 185 cr, was from the MSE sector while services procurement during same period was more than Rs135 cr. This benefitted 1297 MSEs.

There are 45 sanctioned mining projects in MCL with a capacity of 190.83 Mty of coal. The total capital outlay of 45 projects is Rs 6,076.78 crore (US$760 million) & out of which 28 with a total capacity of 73.98 Mty have been completed by 1 April 2009 with a sanctioned capital investment of Rs 2,348.61 crore (US$290 million).

Out of the 28 completed projects, 2 have been exhausted (Balanda OCP & Basundhara-East OCP). One Expn. Project, namely, Lajkura Expn. (2.50 Mty, 1.50 Mty incr.) is going to be approved within a short period of time.

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