Gevra set to be Asia’s largest coalmine

March 7, 2024

The coal ministry announced that Gevra mine, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) in Chhattisgarh, has received environmental clearance to boost its production capacity to 70 million tonnes per annum.
The expansion will position Gevra as the largest coal mine in Asia, overtaking Indonesia’s Sangatta mine in coal production.
Currently, Gevra’s production capacity stands at 52.5 million tonnes a year, making it the largest in India.
The Gevra mine stretches approximately 10 km in length and 4 km in width.
SECL is a Coal India subsidiary and deploys environmentally friendly, blast-free mining technology, including surface miners and ripper mining equipment
In FY23, SECL produced 167 million tonnes of coal and aims to increase this to 200 million tonnes this fiscal year (FY24), with a goal of reaching 260 million tonnes by FY26.