Lok Sabha Question No. 2361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Surplus Coal with CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Surplus Coal with CIL

## 2361. SHRI P. R. SUNDARAM: SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether Coal India Limited (CIL) is facing problems to liquidate its surplus coal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Union Government proposes to reduce the country's dependency on imported coal to facilitate the consumption of the surplus fossil fuel produced by CIL and to cater the different types of coal needs in various industries like iron, steel, cement and fertilizers in the country and if so, the details thereof and sector-wise requirements as on date;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to introduce state of the art technology in various coal mines in the country to augment indigenous coal production;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the details of projects implemented during the last three years in various coal mines in the country; and
- (e)  the funds provided for the said projects?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  COAL,  POWER,  NEW  AND  RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a): The pithead coal stock at mines of Coal India Limited (CIL) increased from 53.47 Million Tonne (MT) as on 01.04.2015 to 57.64 MT as on 31.03.2016. During the same period, coal stock with thermal power plants also increased from 26.10 MT to 38.87 MT.  In 2016-17, there has been decline of coal stocks at pitheads  of  CIL  as  well  as  at  Power  Plants.  Coal  stock  of  CIL  has  declined  from  57.64  MT  as  on 01.04.2016 to 56.33 MT as on 05.03.2017 (Provisional) and during the same period, coal stock of TPPs had declined from 38.87 MT to 26.48 MT.

(b): The total  coal  import  was  217.8  MT  in the year  2014-15 which reduced to 199.9 MT in the year 2015-16. In 2016-17 (31.12.2016), the total coal import was 144.87 MT as compared to 146.12 MT for the same period in 2015-16. In the power sector, the coal being imported for blending with domestic coal has been decreasing. The quantity of coal imported by the power utilities in 2015-16 was 37.1 MT and in 2014-15 it was 48.5 MT. In 2016-17 (upto 31.01.2017), the power utilities have improted 16.6 MT coal as against import of 31.6 MT during the same period in 2015-16. For 2016-17, estimated coal demand on provisional basis has been assessed to be 884.87 MT, of which respective demand of steel, cement and captive power which includes fertilizer sector has been assessed to be 56.62 MT, 34.37 MT & 91.11 MT.

(c) to (e): To enhance production from the coal mines & introduce the state of the art technology along with  global  best  practices,  projects  with  Surface  miners,  PSLW  &  CMs  have  been  sanctioned  and implemented in CIL as an ongoing process. During the last three years the following projects have been approved with the use of the state-of-the-art technology:

| SL               | SUB              | SUB                     | PROJECT                 | TYPE             | SANCTION DATE    | CAP (Mty)        | SANCTIONED COST (Rs Crs)   | TECHNOLOGY                                  |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| APPROVED IN 2016 | APPROVED IN 2016 | APPROVED IN 2016        | APPROVED IN 2016        | APPROVED IN 2016 | APPROVED IN 2016 | APPROVED IN 2016 | APPROVED IN 2016           | APPROVED IN 2016                            |
| 1                | SECL             | SECL                    | GEVRA EXPN              | OC               | Mar-16           | 70.00            | 12619.00                   | SURFACE MINER                               |
| APPROVED IN 2015 | APPROVED IN 2015 | APPROVED IN 2015        | APPROVED IN 2015        | APPROVED IN 2015 | APPROVED IN 2015 | APPROVED IN 2015 | APPROVED IN 2015           | APPROVED IN 2015                            |
| 2                | ECL              | ECL                     | JHANJRA COMB            | UG               | Nov-15           | 3.5              | 1441.39                    | POWERED SUPPORT LONGWALL & CONTINUOUS MINER |
| 3                | SECL             | SECL                    | BATURA HIGHWALL         | UG               | Jul-15           | 0.50             | 231.92                     | CONTINUOUS MINER                            |
| APPROVED IN 2014 | APPROVED IN 2014 | APPROVED IN 2014        | APPROVED IN 2014        | APPROVED IN 2014 | APPROVED IN 2014 | APPROVED IN 2014 | APPROVED IN 2014           | APPROVED IN 2014                            |
| 4                | MCL              | GARJANBAHAL             | GARJANBAHAL             | OC               | Nov-14           | 10.00            | 1375.38                    | SURFACE MINER                               |
| 5                | WCL              | PENGANGA                | PENGANGA                | OC               | Sep-14           | 4.00             | 441.82                     | SURFACE MINER                               |
| 6                | ECL              | NIMCHA SRIPUR HIGHWALL  | NIMCHA SRIPUR HIGHWALL  | UG               | Aug-14           | 0.50             | 36.65                      | CONTINUOUS MINER                            |
| 7                | MCL              | KULDA EXPN              | KULDA EXPN              | OC               | Jun-14           | 5.00             | 289.03                     | SURFACE MINER                               |
| 8                | MCL              | SIARMAL                 | SIARMAL                 | OC               | May-14           | 40.00            | 3756.36                    | SURFACE MINER                               |
| 9                | MCL              | BASUNDHARA (WEST) EXTN. | BASUNDHARA (WEST) EXTN. | OC               | May-14           | 7.00             | 479.15                     | SURFACE MINER                               |

Prior to 2014, 30 projects have been sanctioned for deployment of the state of the art technology. The details of which are given in the table below:

| SL               | SUB              | PROJECT             | TYPE             | SANCTION DATE    | CAP (Mty)        | SANCTIONED COST (Rs Crs)   | TECHNOLOGY       |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| APPROVED IN 2013 | APPROVED IN 2013 | APPROVED IN 2013    | APPROVED IN 2013 | APPROVED IN 2013 | APPROVED IN 2013 | APPROVED IN 2013           | APPROVED IN 2013 |
| 1                | SECL             | KUSMUNDA EXPN       | OC               | Aug-13           | 50.00            | 7612.33                    | SURFACE MINER    |
| 2                | SECL             | CHHAL               | OC               | Dec-13           | 6.00             | 610.63                     | SURFACE MINER    |
| APPROVED IN 2012 | APPROVED IN 2012 | APPROVED IN 2012    | APPROVED IN 2012 | APPROVED IN 2012 | APPROVED IN 2012 | APPROVED IN 2012           | APPROVED IN 2012 |
| 3                | ECL              | SONEPUR BAZARI COMB | OC               | Aug-12           | 8.00             | 1055.05                    | SURFACE MINER    |

| SL               | SUB              | PROJECT            | TYPE             | SANCTION DATE    | CAP (Mty)        | SANCTIONED COST (Rs Crs)   | TECHNOLOGY               |
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| APPROVED IN 2011 | APPROVED IN 2011 | APPROVED IN 2011   | APPROVED IN 2011 | APPROVED IN 2011 | APPROVED IN 2011 | APPROVED IN 2011           | APPROVED IN 2011         |
| 4                | BCCL             | KAPURIA CL XII     | UG               | Aug-11           | 2.00             | 988.35                     | POWERED SUPPORT LONGWALL |
| 5                | BCCL             | MOONIDIH XV SEAM   | UG               | Aug-11           | 2.50             | 1230.27                    | POWERED SUPPORT LONGWALL |
| 6                | NCL              | KRISHNASHILA       | OC               | Jun-11           | 4.00             | 741.62                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 7                | ECL              | KOTTADIH CM        | UG               | May-11           | 0.60             | 127.17                     | CONTINUOUS MINER         |
| 8                | MCL              | BELPAHAR           | OC               | Feb-11           | 8.00             | 183.19                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 9                | BCCL             | MURAIDIH           | UG               | Feb-11           | 2.00             | 339.88                     | POWERED SUPPORT LONGWALL |
| APPROVED IN 2009 | APPROVED IN 2009 | APPROVED IN 2009   | APPROVED IN 2009 | APPROVED IN 2009 | APPROVED IN 2009 | APPROVED IN 2009           | APPROVED IN 2009         |
| 10               | BCCL             | BLOCK-II UG        | UG               | Dec-09           | 0.45             | 113.37                     | CONTINUOUS MINER         |
| 11               | ECL              | RAJMAHAL EXPN      | OC               | Sep-09           | 17.00            | 1107.77                    | SURFACE MINER            |
| APPROVED IN 2008 | APPROVED IN 2008 | APPROVED IN 2008   | APPROVED IN 2008 | APPROVED IN 2008 | APPROVED IN 2008 | APPROVED IN 2008           | APPROVED IN 2008         |
| 12               | MCL              | HINGULA EXPN.      | OC               | Nov-08           | 7.00             | 479.53                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 13               | MCL              | LAKHANPUR          | OC               | Sep-08           | 15.00            | 436.79                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 14               | MCL              | ANANTA EXPN.PH-III | OC               | Aug-08           | 3.00             | 207.28                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 15               | SECL             | SHARDA HIGHWALL    | UG               | Aug-08           | 0.50             | 25.00                      | CONTINUOUS MINER         |
| 16               | SECL             | BAROUD             | OC               | Jul-08           | 3.00             | 135.58                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 17               | SECL             | CHURCHA            | UG               | Jun-08           | 1.35             | 462.35                     | CONTINUOUS MINER         |
| APPROVED IN 2007 | APPROVED IN 2007 | APPROVED IN 2007   | APPROVED IN 2007 | APPROVED IN 2007 | APPROVED IN 2007 | APPROVED IN 2007           | APPROVED IN 2007         |
| 18               | CCL              | ASHOK              | OC               | Dec-07           | 10.00            | 341.63                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 19               | MCL              | BHUBANESWARI       | OC               | Dec-07           | 20.00            | 490.10                     | SURFACE MINER            |
| 20               | MCL              | KANIHA             | OC               | Dec-07           | 10.00            | 457.77                     | SURFACE                  |

| SL               | SUB              | PROJECT            | TYPE             | SANCTION DATE    | CAP (Mty)        | SANCTIONED COST (Rs Crs)   | TECHNOLOGY       |
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
|                  |                  |                    |                  |                  |                  |                            | MINER            |
| 21               | CCL              | CHURI-BENTI CM     | UG               | Aug-07           | 0.81             | 165.51                     | CONTINUOUS MINER |
| 22               | MCL              | BALARAM EXTN.      | OC               | Dec-07           | 8.00             | 172.08                     | SURFACE MINER    |
| APPROVED IN 2005 | APPROVED IN 2005 | APPROVED IN 2005   | APPROVED IN 2005 | APPROVED IN 2005 | APPROVED IN 2005 | APPROVED IN 2005           | APPROVED IN 2005 |
| 23               | MCL              | KULDA              | OC               | Jan-05           | 10.00            | 302.96                     | SURFACE MINER    |
| APPROVED IN 2004 | APPROVED IN 2004 | APPROVED IN 2004   | APPROVED IN 2004 | APPROVED IN 2004 | APPROVED IN 2004 | APPROVED IN 2004           | APPROVED IN 2004 |
| 24               | SECL             | VIJAY WEST         | UG               | Apr-04           | 0.50             | 63.56                      | CONTINUOUS MINER |
| APPROVED IN 2001 | APPROVED IN 2001 | APPROVED IN 2001   | APPROVED IN 2001 | APPROVED IN 2001 | APPROVED IN 2001 | APPROVED IN 2001           | APPROVED IN 2001 |
| 25               | NCL              | DUDHICHUA          | OC               | Mar-01           | 10.00            | 1281.39                    | SURFACE MINER    |
| APPROVED IN 2000 | APPROVED IN 2000 | APPROVED IN 2000   | APPROVED IN 2000 | APPROVED IN 2000 | APPROVED IN 2000 | APPROVED IN 2000           | APPROVED IN 2000 |
| 26               | SECL             | KURJA SHEETALDHARA | UG               | May-00           | 0.88             | 98.98                      | CONTINUOUS MINER |
| APPROVED IN 1999 | APPROVED IN 1999 | APPROVED IN 1999   | APPROVED IN 1999 | APPROVED IN 1999 | APPROVED IN 1999 | APPROVED IN 1999           | APPROVED IN 1999 |
| 27               | SECL             | RANI ATARI         | UG               | Jul-99           | 0.48             | 48.54                      | CONTINUOUS MINER |
| APPROVED IN 1998 | APPROVED IN 1998 | APPROVED IN 1998   | APPROVED IN 1998 | APPROVED IN 1998 | APPROVED IN 1998 | APPROVED IN 1998           | APPROVED IN 1998 |
| 28               | SECL             | VINDHYA AUG        | UG               | Mar-98           | 0.59             | 49.90                      | CONTINUOUS MINER |
| APPROVED IN 1989 | APPROVED IN 1989 | APPROVED IN 1989   | APPROVED IN 1989 | APPROVED IN 1989 | APPROVED IN 1989 | APPROVED IN 1989           | APPROVED IN 1989 |
| 29               | NCL              | JAYANT             | OC               | Nov-89           | 10.00            | 375.04                     | SURFACE MINER    |
| 30               | SECL             | KAPILDHARA         | UG               | Jun-89           | 0.24             | 17.98                      | CONTINUOUS MINER |