The MoC has put on offer 122 coal/lignite mines under the fifth tranche of commercial coal mine auction. The mines are spread across 11 coal/ lignite bearing states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Telangana. In a separate development, the central government has auctioned five coal mines under the fourth tranche of commercial auction. With this, 47 coal mines have been auctioned so far with a total cumulative peak rated capacity of 101.44 mtpa.