Team News Riveting
New Delhi, January 21
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi today launched ‘Project Passion’–the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) of Coal India Ltd (CIL)—that would help improve business performance and growth of the company with enhanced data integrity.
ERP in Coal India will be implemented in two phases. The first phase launched covers operations of CIL headquarters and its two subsidiaries WCL and MCL. Phase-II will cover rest 6 Subsidiaries and will be made operational by August this year. ERP refers to software and systems used to plan and manage all the core supply chain, manufacturing, services, financial and other processes of an organization.
“Implementation of ERP will help CIL in real-time decision making, improving efficiency and reducing costs. It will empower CIL to achieve 1 billion tonne coal production by FY 23-24 and make it one of the most efficient mining companies in today’s dynamic and ever-changing energy scenario,” Joshi said.
The Minister inaugurated a new Coal Handling Plant (CHP) at Krishnashila Coal Project of NCL via video conferencing. Having 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) coal handling capacity, this state-of-the-art CHP will transport coal through Conveyor Belts and Rapid Loading system to Anpara Thermal Power Station (ATPS) of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited and Renusagar Power Division of Hindalco.
KrishnashilaCHP is part of CIL’s 35 First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects with over 400 MTPA capacity that the company aimsto complete by FY 23-24 with a whopping investment of Rs. Twelve thousand five hundred crores.
“I am happy that coal companies are swiftly moving for First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects that will improve the coal evacuation process and help protect the environment. This will not only lead to transparency but also make the lives easy for the people residing in and around mining areas,” Shri Joshi said.
Adding Krishnashila CHP, Coal India has successfully made three of its FMC projects operational with 30 MTPA capacity. Two projects, one each in SECL and MCL with a combined capacity of 26 MTPA are already operational since February and April last year respectively. Remaining 32 FMC projects are in different stages of completion and scheduled to be completed by the end of FY 23-24. CIL at present does mechanized coal handling of over 150 MTPA. With completion of all these 35 FMC projects, the mechanized coal handling capacity of the company will zoom to 550 MTPA.
Joshi presented “Coal Minister’s Award” to three coal companies of Coal India Ltd. – Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) and Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL).
Secretary (Coal) Anil Kumar Jain, CIL Chairman Pramod Agarwal, NCL CMD P K Sinha, CCL CMD P M Prasad, WCL CMD Manoj Kumar and other dignitaries graced the occasion.
