In fact, there was " no legal impediment to introduction of transparent and objective process of competitive bidding " for allocation of coal blocks for captive mining as per the legal opinion of July 2006 of the Ministry of Law and Justices and " this could have been done through an Administrative decision ".
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In addition to Units 3 & 4, based on the coal reserves available from the captive mines, OPGC is in a position to pursue Units 5 & 6 of 2x660 MW ( 1320 MW ) at the same location, which is proposed to be pursued after award for commencement of construction is placed for units 3 & 4.