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New Delhi, Oct. 26 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has approved the allocation of 41 coal blocks to public and private companies which are expected to ensure generation of 68,000 MW of electricity.

Twelve coal blocks with reserves of 6.4 billion tonnes have been allocated to 18 Central and State Government companies to sustain power generation of approximately 30,000 MW, an official release issued on Friday said.

In addition, 15 blocks with total reserves of 3.6 billion tonnes have been allocated to 31 private companies to support generation of 16,000 MW.

“The allocation follows the decision of the Energy Co-ordination Committee under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister to de-reserve such coal blocks that could not be taken up by Coal India Ltd and its subsidiaries for mining in the near future,” the release said.

Four coal blocks with reserves of 1,857 million tonnes have been allocated to facilitate two Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) in Orissa and Jharkhand, which would generate 8,000 MW. In addition, two coal blocks have been earmarked for UMPPs of 2,000 MW capacity each in Chhattisgarh.

Further, eight coal blocks with reserves of more than 2,650 million tonnes would be allocated through competitive bidding route. This will further enhance power generation by 10,000 MW, the release added.

The Government had identified 81 blocks with reserves of 30 billion tonnes for allocation to public and private companies for permissible end uses. Of these, 41 blocks with reserves of 15.7 billion tonnes was earmarked for the power sector.

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