The Adriyala project is expected to receive longwall equipment by June and is targeting completion by June 2013, according to the company’s projects update this month.
The longwall mine is expected to hit production capacity of at least 2.81Mtpa.
The company’s Kakatiya longwall project is aiming for 2.747Mtpa and is slated for completion by March 2015.
SSCL is also considering the development of two other longwall projects as coal demand continues to exceed domestic Indian supply.
Bucyrus landed its first-ever Indian longwall contract for the Adriyala project last year.
At the time, the original equipment manufacturer revealed the longwall would have an operating range of 2.8-3.6 metres and target production of 4.5Mtpa.
SCCL is jointly owned by the Andhra Pradesh government (51%) and the federal Indian government (49%).
The Singareni coal reserves total more than 8 billion tonnes and extend over 350 kilometres in the state of Andhra Pradesh on the southeast coast of India.
SCCL operates 13 open cast and 42 underground mines with a workforce of 78,000.
