"In Indonesia, we are in touch with government companies there to see whether we can get access to coal licence," Coal India chairman Suthirtha Bhattacharya said here.
Coal India had been scouting for coal assets in several countries including Indonesia but the same had not materialised.
India is a key market for Indonesian coal. Data from the commerce ministry shows that during April-June this year, India imported 23.40 million tonnes (mt) of coal.
CIL is eyeing acquisition of coal assets in Indonesia, South Africa as well as in Australia, Bhattacharya said.
Meanwhile, total outstanding of CIL from power generation companies of the country was Rs 13,684 crore, as on April 2016 but the same got reduced to Rs 11,866 crore as on September 1, Bhattacharya said.
While, around Rs 2000 crore which is disputed outstanding, there are various reasons for this but that will be settled soon through discussions and also through a committee that has been formed to settle such issues, he said.
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