India's largest electricity  generator, state-run NTPC,  is  all  set to extract  coal   from its 

second captive  coal  mine  in  the current  fiscal  year (April-March),  a company source

said Wednesday. 

The Dulanga coal mine in Orissa, eastern India is expected to start production   in six  to 

eight months,  the  official  said, adding that  the mine developer contract   was awarded

early this year. 

Dulanga coal mine has a production capacity of 7 million mt a year. 

The company also expects coal production of about 3 million mt  by March 2018 from  its 

Pakri-Barwadih coal mine in the eastern state  of Jharkhand, which started  production in 

December 2016, NTPC said in a statement Wednesday. 

NTPC, so far, has produced more than 460,000 mt of coal  from Pakri-Barwadih  mine an

d successfully dispatched 58 coal rakes  (202,480 mt of coal) to its 1.32-GW Barh   therm

al power station in Bihar, eastern India, the statement said. 

The  government has  allocated 10  mines  to NTPC with total  estimated reserves of  7.3

billion mt with ultimate mining capacity of 107 million mt/year. 

NTPC has a total installed capacity of 51 GW, of which around 44 GW is coal-fired. From 

being the largest coal importer in the country until a few years ago, NTPC  now  has com

pletely stopped   importing  coal  as domestic coal  supplies have risen and it is aiming to  

extract more coal from its own mines.