RPower to hire RWE Power to coal mining of Tilaiya UMPP…

According to Sources, Reliance Power Limited (RPower) has roped in RWE Power International (Germany) to assist the company for mining the coal from its captive mines at Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP).

Spark found that, RWE Power is one of the leading energy utilities of Europe and Biggest Coal Miner of Germany. RWE Power shall assist RPower to design and plan the engineering aspects of captive mines and procurement of equipment and ensure quality control.

Government has allocated Kerendari B and C coal blocks of North Karanpura coal fields in Jharkhand to meet the fuel requirements of the Tilaiya project. These mines have reserve of over 1 billion tonne. The company plans to produce 40 million tonnes of coal per year.