The Gevra coal mine beat Indonesia’s Sangatta coal mine to be Asia largest mine in FY 23 itself. Beyond the 70MT expansion plan, SECL wants to hit 100MT coal production from Gevra as its notified reserve is 900MT. Gevra is located in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh. Of the 67 caol mines operated by SECL, 40 are in Chhattisgarh and 27 are in Madhya Pradesh.
SECL is now aiming to make Gevra the largest coal mine in the world in the ongoing financial year with a total investment of Rs 11,816.40 crore, SECL’s CMD Prem Sagar Mishra informed So far, Rs 7,500 crore have already been spent on the expansion project.
The total expansion plan for which we are seeking environmental clearance (EC) is 70 MT. Currently the EC for Gevra mine is for 52.5 MT only
