Leader Speak @ICMC 2023

Currently we don’t have G1-G7 grades in Open Cast mines. We have to go Under Ground, open large mines and let commercial miners to have equity coal.

DLR Prasad Adviser, Minerals, Metals, Mining, APMDC

Expanding coal production in Eastern India has pushed existing rail transport to full capacity.

V K Arora

Chief Mentor, KCT, chairing the session on Coal logistics

There has hardly been any major investments in coal mining except in China and India.

Tuhin Mukherjee

Group Advisor, Aditya Birla Group, & Former MD, Essel Mining

Intermittency is a major problem for Renewable Energy. Till it is solved, coal will play a major role in energy mix.

Ritabrata Ghosh VP, Sector Head, Corporate Sector Ratings, ICRA Ltd

Next year we will get all our coal requirements from our own mines and become the first State Genco to do do.

Debal Gangopadhyay Adviser, WBPDCL

It is high time all commercial miners are put on a level playing field by bringing all blocks under CBA Act.

R P Ritolia Adviser, IMR Resources & former CMD, CCL

As long as the commercial blocks are good, financing will keep happening.

We need high-speed continuous miners so that we can extract more coal from Under Ground mines.

Dr Anindya Sinha

Director

(Tech/Operations), Northern Coalfields Ltd

We are supporting Coal India on several transformational projects.

Srihari Rao Cloud Advisor-Mining, AWS India

Coal production from Under Ground mines has been declining. In this background, 100 million ton production target from such mines by 2030 is challenging.

Prasenjit Maity

National Head – OE Sales, Underground Soft Rock, KomatsuJoy Global

Wide bodied trucks reduces fleet size by 40%, there is lesser accidents and 25-30% more fuel efficient than Rigid Dump trucks.

Mukul

Modi Executive VP, SBI Caps

Sauro Jyoti Ray

Business Head (Mining), Sany Heavy Industry India