The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
Native name
ది సింగరేణి కాలరీస్ కంపెనీ లిమిటెడ్
Company typeState Government Corporation
Industrymining
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Founded23 December 1920; 103 years ago (23 December 1920)
HeadquartersKothagudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, & Ramagundam Telangana
Area served
350 km of Pranahita - Godavari Valley of Telangana State, Covering 6 Districts
Key people
Shri. N .Balram, IRS Director (Finance And (PA & W) , Chairman & Managing Director ( SCCL)
ProductsCoal Mining & Power
OwnerDepartment of Energy, Government of Telangana
Number of employees
43,895 (2020)
Websitescclmines.com

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited or SCCL is a government-owned-coal mining corporation in India. It is under the ownership of Department of Energy, Government of Telangana. The Union Government's administration of the company is through the 49% ownership held by Ministry of Coal. SCCL is currently operating 45 mines where 20 opencast and 25 underground mines in 6 districts of Telangana (erstwhile 4 districts of AP) with a manpower around 45,079 as of Nov. 2020. SCCL is contributing 9.2% in the all India Domestic Production. Since inception (1889) 1.36 BT of Coal is extracted by SCCL and it has proved reserves of 10.84 BT.

History

In the year 1871, NIZAM's Ruled Dr.William King of the Geological Survey of India discovered coal near Yellandu in Khammam district and one of the important coal seams bore his name. He named the upper seam of the coal as Queen seam and the lower seam as King seam. The Hyderabad (Deccan) Company Limited incorporated in England acquired mining rights in 1886 to exploit coal found in Yellandu area. The present Company was incorporated on 23 December 1920 under the Hyderabad Companies Act as a public limited company with the name 'The Singareni Collieries Company Limited' (SCCL). It acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Hyderabad (Deccan) Co. Ltd. Best & Co., acted as Secretaries and Selling Agents. The State of Hyderabad purchased majority shares of the Company in 1945. From 1945 to 1949, the Hyderabad Construction Co., Ltd., was acting as Managing Agent. In 1949 this function was entrusted to Industrial Trust Fund by the then Government of Hyderabad. The controlling interest of the Company devolved on the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 pursuant to the reorganization of States. Thus, the SCCL became a Government Company under the Companies Act in 1956.

It is named after the village Singareni in khammam district, Telangana where the coal mines are first noticed . The manner of extending financial assistance for expansion of SCCL by the Govt. of A.P., and the Govt. of India during V plan period was agreed upon in the Four party Agreement executed on 10 June 1974. Subsequently, the Govt. of India decided to control its equity directly in SCCL. Accordingly, agreement was concluded on 13 December 1977. The SCCL, the Government of A.P., the Government of India and Coal India Limited were parties to the agreement. These two agreements are popularly called quadripartite agreements.

For financial and other assistance during VI, VII, VIII, IX & X Plan periods, separate agreements were executed on 31 March 1985, 10 February 1989, 24 September 1994, 11 January 2002, 19 October 2004 and 11 June 2010 between the Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and SCCL. These agreements are called tripartite agreements.

The company's accredited function is to explore and exploit the coal deposits in the Godavari valley coalfield, which is the only repository of coal in South India. Mining activities of SCCL are presently spread over six districts of Telangana Viz., Komaram Bheem, Mancherial, Peddapalli district, Jayashankar Bhupalpalli, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam Districts

The studies of Geological Survey of India attribute as much as 22,016 million tonnes of coal reserves in the Godavari valley coalfield. The inventory covers up to a depth of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) and it includes reserves proved, indicated as well as inferred.

The coal extracted by SCCL in the Godavari valley coalfield up to the year 2009-10 was about 929.11 million tonnes.

The Mile Stones of SCCL in introducing New Technologies

SCCL is a pioneer in India in introduction of new technologies.

Year Technology Description Remarks
2020 300 MW Captive Solar Power Plants Started generating Solar Power for Captive use
2016 2 X 600 MW Thermal Power Plant First Government Coal Company generating Thermal Power for Commercial use
2015 Mine Cruiser
2014 High Capacity LW at Adriyala
2010 High Wall Mining
2011 Processed Over Burden started at Bhupalpally Used as stowing material in the UG Mines as an alternate of scarce of River sand.

Achieved "Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award" in 2015 at Dubai.

2009 Light Weight Cap Lamps Implemented in all UG mines
2008 Diesel Operated UG Machinery
2008 ERP (SAP) First Government Coal Company to introduce SAP
2007 3D Laser Scanner Used for mine surveying
2003 Phasing Out Manual Coal filling launched
2002 Man-Riding System in Conventional Mines To reduce travelling time and fatigue of workmen.
1994 In-pit Crushing and Conveying
1989 French Blasting Gallery Method
1986 Walking Dragline
1983 Long Wall Mining
1981 Load Haul Dumpers and Headers
1979 Side Discharge Loaders
1975 Open Cast Mining
1954 Flame Proof Electric Equipment
1953 Electric Cap Lamps
1951 Electric Coal drills
1948 Machine Mining (Joy loader and Shuttle cars)

Production & Dispatch

Coal Production, Coal dispatch and OB removal of SCCL

Year Production (MT) Coal Dispatch (MT) OB Removal (M.Cu.Mt) No. of Employees
2023-24 70.02 69.86 420.32 41837
2022-2023 67.14 66.69 410.11 42733
2021-22 65.02 65.52 383.39 43672
2020-21 50.58 48.51 322.00 43895
2019-20 64.04 62.46 348.97 46021
2018-19 64.40 67.67 386.36 48942
2017-18 62.01 64.62 392.75 54043
2016-17 61.34 60.83 315.00 56282
2015-16 60.38 58.68 310.76 58491
2014-15 52.54 52.73 262.82 58837
2013-14 50.47 47.94 170.29 61778
2012-13 53.19 53.34 175.84 64600
2011-12 52.21 51.50 209.73 66466
2010-11 51.33 50.14 216.96 67615
2009-10 50.43 49.37 247.05 69043
2008-09 44.54 44.41 184.64 70586
2007-08 40.60 41.79 140.72 75573

Coal Production Technology Wise

Year Hand Section Semi-Mechanised

(SDL & LHD)

Mechanized

(Longwall,

Continuous Miner RH,

HW Bolter Miner)

UG (Total) OC (Total) Total
2019-20 0 8.66 55.37 64.04
2018-19 0.02 9.17 55.23 64.40
2017-18 0.15 6.9 1.27 8.31 (13%) 53.70 62.01
2016-17 0.23 7.31 1.98 9.52 (16%) 51.82 61.34
2015-16 0.44 7.28 2.94 10.65 (18%) 49.73 60.38
2014-15 0.73 6.85 2.62 10.20 (19%) 42.34 52.54
2013-14 1.17 7.17 2.21 10.55 (21%) 39.92 50.47

Coal Production in Grade-Wise

More than 80% of SCCL coal production is between G9 to G17.

Grade GCV in

K.Cal/Kg

% in Total Grade GCV in

K.Cal/Kg

% in Total
G1 Above 7000 - G10 4301 - 4600 17.5
G2 6701 - 7000 - G11 4001 - 4300 18.7
G3 6401 - 6700 - G12 3701 - 4000 3.0
G4 6101 - 6400 - G13 3401 - 3700 18.7
G5 5801 - 6100 1.5 G14 3101 - 3400 4.3
G6 5501 - 5800 - G15 2801 - 3100 4.8
G7 5201 - 5500 10.1 G16 2501 - 2800 1.4
G8 4901 - 5200 6.6 G17 2201 - 2500 0.6
G9 4601 - 4900 12.5 UG Below 2200 0.4

Coal off-take Sector Wise

The SCCL mode of transport of coal is through Rail (NGSR)65%, MGR 15% (Merigold Rail), Road 19% and through Rope 1%.

Year Power

(Utility)

Power

(Captive)

Cement Other Total
2017-18 53.88 2.78 2.57 6.27 65.50
2016-17 50.66 1.80 2.24 6.12 60.82
2015-16 47.32 2.01 3.14 6.21 58.68
2014-15 39.21 2.40 4.64 6.48 52.73
2013-14 34.27 2.54 4.93 6.20 47.94
2012-13 38.16 3.15 5.48 6.55 53.34

Quality of Coal

A 3rd party sampling: It is introduced from 28.07.2016 first with NTPC. The CIMFR is the third party agency all SCCL dispatch points and now presently it is implemented with all power consumers.

Washing of Coal: 3 washeries with 1MTPA capacity each in operation. Two more coal washeries with 7 MTPA total capacity are in pipeline.

Power Generation

2 X 600 MW Singareni Thermal power Plant at Jaipur, Mancherial district

Unit-1 COD at 25.09.2016 and Unit-2 COD at 02.12.2016

Year Generation Export PLF
Unit#1 Unit#2 Station Unit#1 Unit#2 Station Unit#1 Unit#2 Station
2021-22 9352.93 8807.57 88.97
2020-21 7345.06 6895.33 69.87
2019-20 9226.88 8672.32 87.53
2018-19 4455.09 4243.39 8698.48 4203.42 4007.60 8211.02 84.76 80.73 82.75
2017-18 4606.07 4969.19 9575.26 4335 4668 9004.02 87.63 94.54 91.09
2016-17 2098.03 1443.43 3541.46 1962 1350 3311.82 77.79 84.03 80.22
Jun 2016

to COD

455.85 252.06 707.91 634.31
Total 22523.11 21161.17

New mines in near future

SCCL is planning to open 14 mines (6 new Underground mines and 8 opencast mines) with a capacity addition of 52.37 MT in next 5 years.

Sl.No New Project OC/UG Capacity in MTPA
1 Kasipet- 2 incline UG 0.470
2 KK-6 Incline UG 0.800
3 Kondapuram Mine UG 0.700
4 Rampuram Shaft Block UG 1.400
5 KTK-3 Incline with LW UG 1.000
6 Expansion of KTK-5 Incline with LW UG 0.700
7 Indaram OCP OC 1.200
8 KOC - III OC 3.600
9 Kistaram OCP OC 2.000
10 KTK OC-III Project OC 2.500
11 Sravanapalli OC OC 3.000
12 GDK - 10 OC OC 5.000
13 Naini Block (Odisha) OC 10.00
14 Patrapada (Odisha) OC 20.00
Total 52.37

New Mines opened

New mines which are opened in past 5 Years

Year No. of Mines Total rated capacity (MTPA) Name of the projects
2017 - 18 3 13.50 JVR OCII

KK OC

KTK OCII

2016-17 2 2.50 MNG OC

BPA OCII

2015-16 1 2.00 RG OC III Exp. Ph-2
2014-15 1 2.81 Adriyala Shaft Project
2013-14 - - -
2012-13 2 5.00 JK5 and

RKP

SCCL Future Targets

SCCL has a vision for 2023–24 to reach:

Profit Sharing to miners

SCCL offering profit share to miners, which began in 1999–2000 with 10% bonus.

Year Company Profit after Tax

(Crores)

Profit Share as Bonus

(Crores)

Percentage %
2021-2022 1227.04 368.11 30
2020-2021 272.20 79.09 29
2019-2020 993.86 278.28 28
2018-2019 1766.66 494.66 28
2017-2018 1212 327.24 27
2016-2017 395.38 98.84 25
2015-2016 1066.13 230.26 23
2014-2015 490.44 103.11 21
2013-2014 419 83.63 20
2012-2013 401 71.05 18
2011-2012 359 60.09 17
2010-2011 351 56.17 16
2009-2010 286.01 42.88 16
2008-2009 132.83 21.25 16
2007-2008 176.17 28.19 16
2006-2007 63.83 9.57 15
2005-2006 184.63 22.15 15
2004-2005 361.25 43.35 12
2003-2004 164.44 19.73 12
2002-2003 417 45.87 11
2001-2002 290 29 10
2000-2001 85 8.5 10
1999-2000 300 30 10

Succession of Administrators

Sl.
No.		 Years Name Designation Highest
Degree		 Notes
1 1921 - 1934 Sir Gordon Fraser,[1] OBE Chairperson (CP)
2 1934 - 1942 Mr. L. C. Croslegh[2] CP
3 1942 - 1945 Sir Robert Denniston,[3] OBE CP
4 1946 Mr. Zahid Husain, C. I. E. CP
5 1947 Nawab Liakat Jung Bahadur[4] CP
6 1948 Nawab Moin Nawaz Jung Bahadur CP
7 1948 - 1949 Mr. D. R. Pradhan,[5] I. C. S. CP
8 1949 - 1952 Mr. C. V. S. Rao,[6] C. I. E. CP
9 1952 - 1956 Dr. G. S. Melkote CP M.B.B.S.[7]
10 1956 - 1957 Mr. K. Venkata Rao CP PUC
11 1957 - 1958 Mr. S. J. Tarapore[8] CP
12 1959 Mr. P. M. Nayak,[9] I.C.S. CP BSc
13 1959 Mr. R. Prasad,[8] I.C.S. CP
14 1960 Mr. R. S. Krishnaswamy,[9] I.C.S. CP M. A.[10]
15 1961 Mr. P. M. Nayak,[11] I.C.S. CP BSc[12]
16 1962 - 1964 Mr. M. P. Pai,[13] I.C.S. CP
17 1964 - 1972 Mr. V. K. Rao,[14] I.C.S. CP
18 1972 - 1974 Mr. K. I. Vidyasagar,[15] I. A. S. Chairperson-cum-
Managing Director
(CMD)
19 1974 - 1978 Mr. B. N. Raman,[16] I. A. S. CMD
20 1979 - 1981 Mr. C. N. Sastry,[17] I. A. S. CMD
21 1981 - 1982 Mr. S. Santhanam,[17] I. A. S. CMD M. A.[18]
22 1982 Mr. P. K. Doraiswamy,[16] I. A. S. CMD BSc (Hons., Madras)[19]
23 1982 - 1983 Mr. A. Valliappan,[20] I. A. S. CMD M. A.[21]
24 1983 - 1984 Mr. K. M. Ahmad,[22] I. A. S. CMD M. A.[23]
25 1984 - 1987 Mr. G. P. Rao,[24] I. A. S. CMD BSc[25]
26 1987 - 1990 Mr. V. Govindarajan,[26] I. A. S. CMD B. A. (Hons.)[27]
27 1990 - 1992 Mr. A. Valliappan,[20] I. A. S. CMD M. A.
28 1992 Mr. R. V. Krishnan,[28] I. A. S. CMD M. A.[29]
29 1992 - 1996 Mr. P. P. Williams, I. A. S. CMD MSc (Andhra)
30 1996 Mr. M. C. Mahapatra,[30] I. A. S. CMD M. A.[31]
31 1996 Mr. P. V. Bhide, I. A. S. CMD M. B. A.[32]
32 1997 - 2001 Mr. A. P. V. N. Sarma,[33] I. A. S. CMD B. E. (REC)[34]
33 2001 - 2006 Mr. R. H. Khwaja,[35] I. A. S. CMD M.A. (Aligarh)[36]
34 2006 - 2012 Mr. S. Narsing Rao,[35] I. A. S. CMD MSc (Osmania)[37]
35 2012 - 2014 Mr. Sutirtha Bhattacharya, I. A. S. CMD BSc (Calcutta)
36 2015 - 2023 Mr. N. Sridhar, I. A. S.[38] CMD B. E.
37 2023-"present" Mr. N. Balram, I.R.S Chairman & Managing Director (CMD)

Awards and recognition

Operations

The company is involved in coal extraction in Telangana, in the Pranahita-Godavari Valley region, which has significant coal reserves, estimated at 8.79 billion tonnes. Ramagundam is one of the most important divisions of the Singareni Collieries Company. There are three divisions (RG-1, RG-2 and RG-3) and Adriyala project area in Ramagundam region. Each division is headed by a General Manager.

Singareni Collieries has established a thermal power plant of 1,200 MW (2 X 600 MW) in the town of Jaipur in the Srirampur region in Mancherial district. There is a proposal to establish one more 800 MW unit at the Jaipur power plant. SCCL has planned for a 300 MW Solar Power Plant for its captive use in its coal mining areas.

The Coal Mines Provident Fund Head Offices are located at Kothagudem, Ramagundam, Godavarikhani and Hyderabad, serving the needs of 4 regions.

See also

References

  1. ^ Transactions of the Mining, Geological, and Metallurgical Institute of India, Volume 17, 1923, p.248.[1]
  2. ^ The Mining Year Book, W.R. Skinner and Financial Times, 1936, p.539.[2]
  3. ^ S. Srinath, Methods of Recruitment in the Signareni Collieries 1946-56, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Volume 48, 1987, pp. 579-585.[3]
  4. ^ The Hyderabad Government Bulletin on Economic Affairs, Volume 1, Hyderabad, 1948.[4]
  5. ^ Lionel Carter (Edited), Towards a Ceasefire in Kashmir: British Official Reports from South Asia, 18 September - 31 December 1948, Routledge, Abingdon, 2018.[5]
  6. ^ The Hyderabad Government Bulletin on Economic Affairs, Volume 4, Issues 9-11, 1951, p.631.[6]
  7. ^ P. Rajeswar Rao, The Great Indian Patriots, Volume 2, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1991, p.118.[7]
  8. ^ a b The Madras Stock Exchange Official Year-book, Madras Stock Exchange Limited, Madras, 1957, p.751.[8]
  9. ^ a b Kothari's Economic Guide and Investors' Handbook of India, Volume 2, 1961, p.194.[9]
  10. ^ Annual List of Gazetted Officers in the Andhra Pradesh State, Andhra Pradesh (India) General Administration Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1963, p.xvi.[10]
  11. ^ Kothari's Economic Guide and Investors' Handbook of India, Volume 2, 1961, p.194.[11]
  12. ^ Annual List of Gazetted Officers in the Andhra Pradesh State, Andhra Pradesh (India) General Administration Department, Hyderabad, 1963, p.xvi. [12]
  13. ^ Kothari's Economic Guide and Investors' Handbook of India, 1965, p.198.[13]
  14. ^ Kothari's Economic and Industrial Guide of India, 1973, p.43
  15. ^ Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service, Volume 17, 1972, p.2.[14]
  16. ^ a b E. V. Ram Reddi (Compiled), Report of Enquiry into Certain Transactions of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Volume 1, Government Secretariat Press, Hyderabad, 1983, p.69.[15]
  17. ^ ER sheet of S. Santhanam
  18. ^ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
  19. ^ a b The Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service, Volume 28, 1983, p.5.[16]
  20. ^ ER sheet of A. Valliappan
  21. ^ India Today, Volume 9, Issues 1-12, 1984, p.67
  22. ^ ER Sheet of K.M.Ahmad
  23. ^ R. Ram Reddy, Industrial Relations in India: A Study of the Singareni Collieries, Mittal Publications, 1990, p.xi.[17]
  24. ^ ER Sheet of G. P. Rao
  25. ^ P. L. Diwakar Rao, Public sector in Andhra Pradesh: a handbook & directory : with a special supplement on central sector, Utility Publications, 1988, p.141.[18]
  26. ^ All India Civil List, 1968, p.360
  27. ^ The Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service, Volume 37, 1992.[19]
  28. ^ The Management Accountant, Volume 14, p.529
  29. ^ Data India, Press Institute of India, Madras, 1996, p.220
  30. ^ ER sheet of M. C. Mahapatra
  31. ^ NOCIL Limited, Notice of AGM, 2019
  32. ^ Dattatreyulu Jammalamadaka, Mining Ideas and Coal: Journey with Singareni, Notion Books, Chennai, 2015.[20]
  33. ^ Advisors to Governor of Andhra Pradesh
  34. ^ a b Moid Siddiqui, R. H. Khwaja, The Acrobatics of Change: Concepts, Techniques, Strategies and Execution, Sage, New Delhi, 2008.[21]
  35. ^ R.H. Khwaja takes over as Director-General of ASCI, The Hindu, 3 January 2017.[22]
  36. ^ Osmania Universitym Distinguished Alumni
  37. ^ N. Sridhar the new CMD of SCCL, The Hindu, Hyderabad, 30 December 2014.[23]
  38. ^ SCCL Bagged Golden Peacock Awards 2015.

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