Singareni Likely Opportunity to Explore 19 Billion Cubic Meters of Coal Bed Methane Gas

Officials of the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Advise Participation in Upcoming Auction

ADG Shri Sachiv Kumar Meets CMD Dr. Buddhaprakash Jyoti

Singareni Bhavan, Feb 27: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), which has over 13 decades of extensive experience in coal exploration, is likely to get an opportunity to explore Coal Bed Methane gas resources available in coal seams.

Senior officials of the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas met the Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL, Dr.Buddhaprakash Jyoti, at Singareni Bhavan on Friday evening and advised the company to participate in the exploration Auction of three major blocks identified in the Singareni region.

They informed that several blocks have been identified across various states in the country for the production of Coal Bed Methane (CBM), including the Pranahita–Godavari Valley region. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas will shortly conduct an auction to facilitate exploration activities in these blocks.

The officials advised Singareni to make effective use of this opportunity. They stated that three major blocks have been identified across six districts in the Singareni region. These include:

A block covering Mancherial, Peddapalli, and Komaram Bheem districts with an estimated resource of 5 Billion Cubic Meters;

A whole block in Bhadradri Kothagudem district with approximately 2 Billion Cubic Meters;

A combined block covering Bhadradri Kothagudem and Mulugu districts with around 12 Billion Cubic Meters.

It was stated that the total estimated availability of methane gas resources in these three blocks is approximately 19 Billion Cubic Meters, based on preliminary assessments.

The initiative was described as an integral step towards achieving self-reliance in the oil and energy sectors as part of the “Viksit Bharat – 2047” vision. CMD Dr.Buddhaprakash Jyoti told the delegation that, the proposal will be examined and will take a decision.

Additional Director General of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Sachiv Kumar, and other officials were present at the meeting