NEW DELHI — Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI), in technical collaboration with IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, has established India’s first field-based methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) fugitive emissions and formulating country-specific emission factors for opencast coal operations.
The milestone follows successful field sampling executed at Bharat Coking Coal Limited’s (BCCL) Amalgamated Block-II Opencast Project in Dhanbad on September 10, 2026.
Technical Framework & Implementation Strategy
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Executing Agency & Research Partner: CMPDI in association with Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.
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Underlying Study Mandate: “Assessing Fugitive Emissions from Coal Mines & Fuel Transformation for BTR-2 & BTR-3”.
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Primary Policy Objective: Establish scientific, transparent GHG estimation standards to support India’s Biennial Transparency Report 3 (BTR-3) submissions under the UNFCCC climate framework.
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Operational Field Scope: Direct emission sampling across 14 select opencast mines operated by:
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Coal India Limited (CIL)
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NTPC Limited
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NLC India Limited
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Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)
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Prior Baseline Benchmark: Successful baseline data collection for underground coal mine emissions completed on July 23, 2026, at BCCL’s Moonidih Project (Degree-III Underground Mine, WJ Area).
