Odisha Coal and Power Limited

Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) is a coal mining company owned by Government of Odisha.[1] It was incorporated under the Companies Act 2013 on 20 January 2016. It has been allocated with two coal blocks in the state of Odisha by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India namely Manoharpur and Dipside of Manoharpur coal blocks in Sundergarh District of Odisha.

Odisha Coal and Power Ltd
TypeState-owned enterprise
Public company
IndustryCoal Mining
Founded20-January-2015
HeadquartersBhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Key people
Nikunja Bihari Dhal (Chairman)
Pravakar Mohanty (CEO)
ProductsNon-coaking coal
ServicesCoal mine development and coal production
Websitewww.ocpl.org.in

OCPL is a Joint venture company of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited and Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited, with 51% and 49% partnership respectively.

The shareholding pattern of OCPL is as follows

Shareholders Percentage
OPGC 51
OHPC 49

Project

The OCPL has been allotted two coal blocks namely Manoharpur and Diopside of Manoharpur coal mines. The Manoharpur coal mine operation has commenced and the coal production from this mine has started in October-2019. OCPL has engaged M/s BGR Mining Ltd. as the Mine Operator for the Manoharpur coal mine project. During financial 2019–20, around 1.05 million tonnes of coal have been produced. Further OCPL has engaged M/s McNally Bharat Engineering Co. Ltd. as its contractor for the construction of a Coal Handling Plant (CHP) of 4,000 TPH capacity at the pit head of the Manoharpur coal mine. The construction of the CHP is in progress.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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