The company said, if plants receive uncrushed coal, it should be notified to the company for redressal.
State-run Coal India has asked its subsidiaries to ensure supply of crushed coal to power stations, failing which the company should be notified for proper redressal, it said.
"In case any power station receives uncrushed coal, the same may be brought to the notice of Coal India Ltd (CIL) for proper redressal... Of the matter," Coal India said in a notice to its arms including Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) and Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL).
Crushing reduces the overall top-size of the run-of-mine coal - the coal that comes directly from mine - so that it can be more easily handled and processed within the captive power plants.
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Terming quality determination of fossil fuels a challenge, the government had earlier taken a decision to supply crushed coal from January 1.
Coal India further informed its subsidiaries that except pit head plants, the public sector unit (PSU) is committed to supply "(minus) 100 mm crushed coal to power plants from January 1, 2016, as per the decisions taken during the review meeting of Coal Secretary."
Coal Secretary Anil Swarup had earlier said,"The challenge is not quantity but the quality and that is where I have challenged the top management of Coal India...All coal will be crushed and sent from January 1, 2016. We are committed to that. It will eliminate a lot of quality issues." Swarup had also said that all the coal of G10 grade will be washed and transported after October 1, 2017.
Coal India accounts for over 80% of the domestic coal production. It is a holding company with seven wholly-owned coal producing subsidiaries and one mine planning and consultancy company.
Coal India is aiming to double its production to one billion tonnes by 2020. The government has set an output target of 550 million tonnes for the company in the current fiscal.
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