WBPDCL achieves self-sufficiency in in coal supply for power generation

State-owned West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) has achieved self-sufficiency in coal supply for its thermal plants from its captive sources in the current fiscal, eliminating its dependence on Coal India Ltd, a top official said on Friday.

WBPDCL aims to produce around 20 million tonnes of coal in the current fiscal, up from 18.41 million tonnes in FY24.

"We have zero dependence on Coal India for coal supply from this fiscal. Last year, we procured 3.85 million tonnes of dry fuel from them," WBPDCL Director (Mining) Chanchal Goswami told PTI.

As of August 2024, dispatches from our captive mines have reached 9.1 million tonnes, he said on the sidelines of Assocham's "2nd Minerals and Mining Conclave 2024".

Goswami, also a former CIL professional, said that three-fourth of WBPDCL's coal production comes from Pachwara North in Jharkhand.

The block is expected to produce 15 million tonnes in FY'25 out of the total 20-21 million tonnes.

Other blocks include Barjora, .