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News Ambuja, Grassim and Lafarge face coal block cancellations

Ambuja, Grassim and Lafarge face coal block cancellations

Written by Global Cement staff 26 September 2012
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India: An inter-ministerial panel has recommended the de-allocation of two coal blocks held by five companies, including Gujarat Ambuja Cement, Grasim Industries and Lafarge India, bringing the total number of such blocks to 13. The Inter-ministerial Group (IMG) has completed the review of 29 coal blocks held by private companies and recommended cancellation of licences for blocks holding an estimated 2.6Bnt of coal, affecting 28 private companies.

The affected blocks include the Bhaskarapara block in Chhattisgarh and Dahegaon Makardhokra IV in Maharashtra. The Dahegaon Makardhokra IV coal block, with 132Mt of reserves was allocated to IST Steel & Power, Gujarat Ambuja Cement and Lafarge India in 2009. The Bhaskarapara block with 48Mt of reserves was allotted to Electrotherm (India) Ltd and Grasim Industries Ltd in 2008. The coal ministry has not decided yet how it will re-allocate the 13 blocks.

A senior coal ministry official said the coal blocks would be auctioned to private firms or given to government companies at the reserve price if the ministry does not want to allocate them to Coal India. The ministry has already identified 54 coal blocks for three types of allotments: to government companies, to power companies and to private firms through auction.

"If we decide that Coal India has enough blocks, we may give it to other companies through the auction route. Whatever the route is, no block will be given free of cost and even Coal India will pay a reserve price," the official said.

The de-allocation recommendation follows a probe into the so-called 'coalgate' scam, concerning the allocation of coal mines to private firms since 1993. The practice of granting captive coal blocks to private power, steel and cement companies began in 1993, following an amendment to the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act. India's main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has accused the government of using the probe for alleged vested political interests.

Last modified on 26 September 2012
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  • India
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  • Ambuja
  • Coal India
  • Grassim
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