Share:ISLAMABAD - The government has set a target to produce around 6,900,000 tonne coal during the current fiscal year aimed at meeting energy needs of the country in an efficient manner. “There was a target of producing 3,800,000 tonne coal in the last fiscal year, which had been achieved 100 percent and for the current year the target has been increased to 6,900,000 tonne,” a senior official privy to petroleum sector developments told media. “One sample from each seam has been taken for chemical analysis. The official said the explored block had been assessed containing 33.893 million tonne (MT) proved, 305.082 mt indicated and 4,219.498 million tonne inferred coal reserves. The coal is lignite to lignite-A to sub-bituminous B&C in character with an average heating value of 6,000 BTU/lb.”

Source: The Nation October 27, 2021 10:06 UTC