Last Updated: 8 April 2025

After 8 years, Punjab govt gets coal from its own mine in Pachwara, Jharkhand^[1]
-- Pachwara coal mine was inoperative since 2015

Punjab SAVED ₹950 cr in last 2 years^[2]
-- Saves ₹11 crore per 1 lakh metric tonne as compared to coal procured from Coal India Limited^[3]

Headlines of 1 day coal stock or few hours of stocks in Punjab thermal plants used to be a regular affair during Congress/Akali/BJP rule

¶ Details

• Cost is Rs. 11 crore per 1 lakh metric ton CHEAPER than that of Coal India Limited^[3:1]
• Punjab has procured 115 lakh metric tons of coal from Pachwara, since its revival till March 2025^[2:1]
• Achived peak rated capacity of 70 lakh tonnes at its Pachhwara Central Coal Mine in Financial Year 2024-25^[2:2]

¶ History^[1:1]

• First coal railway rake arrived on 15 Dec 2022
• Pachhwara coal mine was allotted to Punjab Govt(PSPCL) on March 31, 2015
• For 8 years, it was stuck in legal & operational tangle till AAP govt got it functioning in Dec 2022
• Ends dependence on the limited supply of coal from Coal India & imported coal

REFERENCES:

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1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/after-8-years-pspcl-to-get-coal-from-its-mine-in-pachwara-101670944627363.html ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://yespunjab.com/pspcl-achieves-peak-rated-capacity-at-pachhwara-mine-in-fy-2024-25-harbhajan-singh-eto/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=196905 ↩︎ ↩︎