Lok Sabha Question No. 1591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Bidders of Coal Blocks e-Auction
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha

## Unstarred Question No. 1591 To be answered on 09.03.2017

## Bidders of Coal Blocks e-auction

## 1591. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M .:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of successful bidders of coal blocks e-auctioned recently; and
- (b) the details of the revenue earned through this e-auction?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): So far, 82 coal mines have been allocated by way of auction / allotment under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made  thereunder.  Out  of  the  82  coal  mines,  31  coal  mines  have  been  allocated through  e-auction.  The  details  of  these  31  coal  mines  along  with  the  successful bidders as well as the revenue generated till January, 2017 are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Name of Coal Mine          | Successful Bidder                 | Revenue (in Rupees)   |
|-----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.        | Chotia                     | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.     | 1,04,67,72,278        |
| 2.        | Gare Palma IV - 4          | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          | 2,82,60,00,189        |
| 3.        | Gare Palma IV - 5          | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          | 2,60,28,49,948        |
| 4.        | Gare Palma IV - 7          | Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd.        | 25,32,81,451          |
| 5.        | Gare - Palma Sector - IV/8 | Ambuja Cements Ltd.               | 11,10,37,808          |
| 6- 7.     | Brinda and Sasai           | Usha Martin Ltd.                  | 3,86,17,805           |
| 8         | Dumri                      | Hindalco Industries Ltd..         | 6,14,98,499           |
| 9         | Ganeshpur                  | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.      | 43,88,88,105          |
| 10.       | Jitpur                     | Adani Power Ltd.                  | 13,60,41,205          |
| 11.       | Kathautia                  | Hindalco Industries Ltd.          | 54,77,48,668          |
| 12.       | Lohari                     | Araanya Mines Private Ltd.        | 1,43,70,824           |
| 13.       | Meral                      | Trimula Industries Ltd.           | 2,38,96,509           |
| 14.       | Moitra                     | JSW Steel Ltd.                    | 16,56,29,945          |
| 15.       | Tokisud North              | Essar Power MP Ltd.               | 72,23,78,067          |
| 16.       | Amelia North               | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.    | 4,23,93,05,689        |
| 17.       | Bicharpur                  | UltraTech Cement Ltd.             | 9,176,8,786           |
| 18.       | Mandla North               | Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.        | 20,67,56,680          |
| 19.       | Mandla - South             | Jaypee Cement Corporation Ltd.    | 3,22,11,009           |
| 20.       | Sial Ghoghri               | Reliance Cement Company Pvt. Ltd. | 5,57,83,702           |

| 21    | Belgaon          | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Ltd.   | 4,91,67,6,563   |
|-------|------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 22.   | Majra            | Jaypee Cement Corporation Ltd.        | 2,41,31,719     |
| 23.   | Marki Mangli III | B.S. Ispat Ltd.                       | 2,78,60,324     |
| 24.   | Marki Mangli-I   | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd          | 3,83,32,817     |
| 25.   | Nerad Malegaon   | Indrajit Power Private Ltd.           | 3,28,89,363     |
| 26.   | Mandakini        | Mandakini Exploration and Mining Ltd. | 0               |
| 27.   | Talabira - I     | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.          | 46,09,80,796    |
| 28.   | Utkal - C        | Monnet Power Company Ltd              | 0               |
| 29.   | Ardhagram        | OCL Iron Steel Ltd.                   | 3,83,35,771     |
| 30.   | Sarisatolli      | CESC Ltd.                             | 2,59,98,68,282  |
| 31.   | Trans Damodar    | The Durgapur Projects Ltd.            | 14,83,34,904    |
| Total | Total            | Total                                 | 17,47,72,47,706 |