Reclamation Activities in Coal Mines A Pro-Active Approach by SCCL

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a Government coal mining company and is currently operating 18 opencast and 24 underground mines in six districts of Telangana State. SCCL has been implementing reclamation activities in all the opencast mines concurrent with progress of mining operations for ecological restoration of mined out areas. SCCL has committed to take up eco-restoration works including plantation activities with the involvement of top management. Shri N Balram has been promoting eco-friendly practices and committed to developing SCCL mining areas and colonies as sustainable and environment-friendly zones. Read more about his pioneering initiatives...

-  Shri N Balram

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a Government Company based in Telangana, which is involved in coal mining operations for more than 134 years. SCCL is meeting the requirements of coal-based thermal power plants, cement plants, and various other industries. Singareni Collieries Head Office at Kothagudem SCCL is presently operating 24 underground mines and 18 opencast mines spread over six districts of the State. The Company produced 67.14 MT of coal during the year 2022–23 with an annual turnover of INR 33,065 crore. The Company has ventured into power generation with an installed capacity of 2X600 MW Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) and is also establishing 1x800 MW super-critical unit.

SCCL has forayed into power generation from renewable energy resources such as solar energy to reduce carbon footprint and has so far established 224 MW solar power plants in different locations. SCCL has ambitious plans of enhancing the solar power generation capacity to 540 MW to meet the entire power needs of the company for becoming a “Net Zero Energy Company”.

Coal Mining and Environmental Aspects

About 90 per cent of coal production in SCCL comes from surface mining. The major impacts due to opencast mining are land degradation, air pollution, water pollution, noise and vibrations, and socio-economic aspects. SCCL has implemented several measures for environmental protection such as automatic dust suppression systems, bioengineering structures on overburden (OB) dumps, conservation of biodiversity, sewage treatment plants, effluent treatment plants, etc.