Coal India Limited has decided to set up 16 washeries in its various subsidiaries to reduce the quantity of ash and other unuseful component from coal so as to make it competitive in comparison to imported coal. The subsidiary-wise details of these proposed coal washeries
| Sl. No. | Name ofwashery | Capacity (Million Tonneper annum) | Subsidiary | State |
| 1 | Kusmunda | 10.0 | SECL | Chattisgarh |
| 2 | Baroud | 5.0 | SECL | Chattisgarh |
| 3 | Madhuband | 5.0 | BCCL | Jharkhand |
| 4 | Patherdih | 5.0 | BCCL | Jharkhand |
| 5 | Patherdih | 2.5 | BCCL | Jharkhand |
| 6 | Dahibari | 1.6 | BCCL | Jharkhand |
| 7 | Dugda | 2.5 | BCCL | Jharkhand |
| 8 | Bhojudih | 2.0 | BCCL | West Bengal |
| 9 | Ashoka | 10.0 | CCL | Jharkhand |
| 10 | Konar | 3.5 | CCL | Jharkhand |
| 11 | Karo | 2.5 | CCL | Jharkhand |
| 12 | Chitra | 2.5 | ECL | Jharkhand |
| 13 | Basundhara | 10.0 | MCL | Orissa |
| 14 | Jagannath | 10.0 | MCL | Orissa |
| 15 | Hingula | 10.0 | MCL | Orissa |
| 16 | Ib-Valley | 10.0 | MCL | Orissa |
| Total | 92.10 | |||