New Delhi, Seeking to cut diesel use by upto 40% and save Rs 500 crore annually on fuel, public sector Coal India Ltd (CIL) would retrofit LNG kits in its dumpers — the big trucks engaged in transporting coal in mines.
Globally, LNG hybrid operation in high capacity mining dump trucks has been implemented by US, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Ghana.
The world’s largest coal miner has tied up with GAIL and BEML for retrofitting LNG kits in its two 100 tonne dumpers as a pilot project.
Once the kit is successfully retrofitted and tested, these dumpers will be able to run on dual fuel system and their operations will be significantly cheaper and cleaner with use of LNG.
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