North Eastern Coalfields, a Coal India unit is in the process of seeking clearances for putting into operation two mines in Assam in FY23.
Once production starts from Tirap OCP, the mine will add 0.6 million tonne of coal supplies.
The company is also in the process of getting clearances for Tikak OCP which will produce 0.2 million tonne of coal. Once both the mines are operational, the company will produce around one million tonne of more coal.
A major share of the coal produced from both blocks will go for power generation.
Presently, North Eastern Coalfields operates in Tikak Colliery with two opencast projects with a combined coal production capacity of 0.4 million tpa.