ORCP THAR BLOCK VI SIZE 9,100 SQ KM14 Oct 2025 08:03
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Oracle Power holds a 30-year mining lease for Thar Block VI in the Thar desert, which covers an extensive area of the lignite-rich coalfield. The company also has a separate 30-year lease for a 7,000-acre site in the Thatta district for its Green Hydrogen project.
Thar Block VI (Coal Project)
Lease: A 30-year mining lease for the coalfield.
Location: Situated in the Thar Desert, east of Mithi and northeast of Islamkot, and 380 km east of Karachi.
Land package: The lease is for the entirety of Thar Block VI, a 9,100 square km area with a significant lignite reserve.
Purpose: To mine lignite coal for power generation, or for use in coal-to-gas and coal-to-liquid projects.
Green Hydrogen Project
Lease: A 30-year land lease with the Government of Sindh.
Land package: 7,000 acres (approximately 28.3 km$^2$).
Location: Thatta district, south-east Pakistan.
Purpose: To develop a green hydrogen production facility