CONSUMERS’ PAGE Submissions made by both Power and NRS consumers:
move will ensure that 33% of the trucks are sampled, which will make the results of coal quality analysis at loading end and unloading end more consistent.
1. Request to QCI to modify the procedure of sample collection under 3rd Party Sampling under Road Mode Linkage Auction FSAs:
2. Request for enabling infrastructure Facilities for Third Party Sampling & Analysis at Loading End:
Disparity between the 3rd Party coal quality analysis reportat the loading end vis-Ă -vis the unloading end/ plant end has been one of the major issues faced by the consumers under Road Mode Linkage Auction FSAs during the 3rd party sampling. This disparity mainly occurs due to the procedure of sample collection under 3rd Party Sampling where samples are taken from every 8th truck which means only 12% of the trucks are being sampled. In order to eradicate this disparity it has been requested to modify the process of sample collection so that those samples are taken from every 3rd truck. This
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Non-availability of the required infrastructure facilities at loading end for carrying out 3rd Party Sampling and Analysis such as lighting facility, manual sample preparation due to non-availability of machines, nonavailability of separate rooms for keeping 3rd party samples, no CCTV camera in the Referee labs for constant monitoring, not allowing consumers to witness the sampling and analysis process etc hampers the real purpose of 3rd Party sampling process. Request has been made to CIL and Subsidiaries to make necessary resources available at the loading end for conducting the 3rd Party Sampling process in a more effective and transparent manner.
