Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Coal Reserves
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, P.R. SUNDARAM, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018 Coal Reserves

1859.  SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINGH SHANKARRAO: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR  GAVIT: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantum of coal reserves in the country at present, State-wise along with the annual consumption of coal during the last three years;
- (b) whether coal resources of the country are being developed in an optimal manner and if so, the details thereof including the steps taken in this regard during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up a Coal Regulatory Authority in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the salient features thereof;
- (e) whether  the  view  of  the  various  stakeholders  have  been  obtained  before  setting  up  of  Coal Regulatory Authority and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the authority is likely to be set up; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to find out the alternative source of energy so as to reduce dependency of coal?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): The  total  estimated  coal  resources  in  the  country  is  315.149  billion  tonnes  as  per  'The inventory  of  Geological  Resources  of  Indian  Coal'  (as  on  01.04.2017),  prepared  by  the Geological Survey of India. The total coal extracted from the coalfields of India during 2016-17 is 655.31 million tonnes and since 1950 upto 2016-17 is around 14438.22 million tonne. (As per Coal Controller, MoC, Govt. of India). Every year about 3 to 5 billion tonnes of resources are being added through fresh exploration to the Coal Inventory of India.

## STATEWISE GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF COAL IN INDIA AS ON 01.04.2017 (AS per GSI Inventory)

|                   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| STATE             | Measured (Proved)                                  | Indicated                                          | Inferred                                           | Total                                              |
| WEST BENGAL       | 13723                                              | 12954                                              | 4990                                               | 31667                                              |
| BIHAR             | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 1354                                               | 1354                                               |
| JHARKHAND         | 44341                                              | 31876                                              | 6223                                               | 82440                                              |
| MADHYAPRADESH     | 11269                                              | 12760                                              | 3645                                               | 27673                                              |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 19997                                              | 34462                                              | 2202                                               | 56661                                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 884                                                | 178                                                | 0                                                  | 1062                                               |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 7038                                               | 3158                                               | 2063                                               | 12259                                              |
| ORISSA            | 34810                                              | 34060                                              | 8415                                               | 77285                                              |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 0                                                  | 1149                                               | 432                                                | 1581                                               |
| TELANGANA         | 10402                                              | 8542                                               | 2520                                               | 21464                                              |
| SIKKIM            | 0                                                  | 58                                                 | 43                                                 | 101                                                |
| ASSAM             | 465                                                | 57                                                 | 3                                                  | 525                                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 31                                                 | 40                                                 | 19                                                 | 90                                                 |
| MEGHALYA          | 89                                                 | 17                                                 | 471                                                | 576                                                |
| NAGALAND          | 9                                                  | 0                                                  | 402                                                | 410                                                |
| GRAND TOTAL       | 143058                                             | 139311                                             | 32780                                              | 315149                                             |

| Year              |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17        |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
| ( * Offtake(Mt.)* |   603.772 |   632.442 | 650.319(Prov.) |

- (b): Based on the coal demand projected by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Coal, project reports (PRs)/ Mining Plans are prepared for optimal development of the coal block with the available mining technology  suitable  for  the  block.  The  list  of  project  reports  prepared  by  CMPDI  for  the subsidiaries of Coal India Limited during last 3 years is enclosed as Annexure.
- (c),  (d)  &  (e): The  issue  of  Coal  Regulatory  Authority  has  to  be  examined  keeping  in  view  the legislative  developments  that  took  place  after  the  cancellation  of  the  coal  blocks  allocated through the Screening Committee route since 1993 by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in 2014. The decision in the matter is yet to be taken.
- (f): As an alternative energy source, the Government has up-scaled the target of Renewable Energy capacity to 175 GW by the year 2022, which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10  GW  from  Bio-power  and  5  GW  from  Small  Hydro  power.  So  far  a  total  of  64.31  GW capacity has been installed through the implementation of various renewable energy schemes/ programmes upto 31st January 2018 which includes 32.88 GW from Wind, 18.45 GW from Solar,  8.53  GW  from  Bio-power  and  4.45  GW  from  Small  Hydro  Power.  To  promote  the production  of  renewable  energy  through  various  schemes/programmes,  the  Government  has taken various steps which  inter alia includes:-
- i. Announced a cumulative target of 175 GW renewable energy based electric installed capacity by 2022;
- ii. Issued guidelines for procurement of solar and wind power through tariff based competitive bidding process;
- iii. Declared Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2018-19;
- iv. Declare Renewable Generation Obligation on new coal/lignite based thermal plants;
- v. Notified National Offshore Wind Energy Policy;
- vi. Notified policy for Repowering of Wind Power Projects;
- vii. Notified standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic systems/devices;
- viii. Issued  order  for  waiving  the  Inter  State  Transmission  System  charges  and  losses  for  interstate sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by March 2019.

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## Annexure

## PRs prepared by CMPDI for CIL subsidiaries during 2015-16 to 2017-18 (up to 28 Feb 2018)

|   Sl. No. | Name of PR                    | Subsidiary   | OC/ UG   |   Capacity (Mty) | PR Submsn Date   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------|----------|------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Belbaid Parasea               | ECL          | UG       |             1.83 | Nov-15           |
|         2 | Chaudhar Gariapani Kayada OC  | ECL          | OC       |             4    | Mar-16           |
|         3 | Ghusick UG/OC (OC-0.7,UG-1.5) | ECL          | UG       |             1.55 | Jun-16           |
|         4 | Jhanjra Combined              | ECL          | UG       |             3.5  | May-15           |
|         5 | Kottadih OC Expn PR           | ECL          | OC       |             1.6  | Sep-16           |
|         6 | Mohanpur Expn. Ph-II          | ECL          | OC       |             2.5  | Jan-16           |
|         7 | Naba Kajora Madhabpur UG      | ECL          | UG       |             1.44 | Oct-16           |
|         8 | Nakrakonda Kumardih B OC      | ECL          | OC       |             3    | Apr-15           |
|         9 | Narainkuri OC                 | ECL          | OC       |             2.5  | Mar-17           |
|        10 | North Searsole OC             | ECL          | OC       |             2    | Jun-16           |
|        11 | Sarpi UG (Expn. PR)           | ECL          | UG       |             1.41 | Mar-17           |
|        12 | Siduli OC+UG                  | ECL          | UG       |             1.55 | Dec-16           |
|        13 | Siduli UG                     | ECL          | UG       |             1.63 | Oct-17           |
|        14 | Tilaboni UG                   | ECL          | UG       |             1.86 | Aug-15           |
|        15 | Block-VIII OC                 | BCCL         | OC       |             2    | Mar-17           |
|        16 | Chandrapura Block             | BCCL         | OC       |             1.5  | Jul-16           |
|        17 | Amrapali Expn OC              | CCL          | OC       |            25    | Dec-15           |
|        18 | Ashok OC Expn                 | CCL          | OC       |            22    | Mar-17           |
|        19 | Asnapani (East) UG            | CCL          | UG       |             0.72 | Mar-16           |
|        20 | Bhurkunda OC                  | CCL          | OC       |             3.5  | Mar-16           |
|        21 | Chandragupta OCP              | CCL          | OC       |            15    | Mar-17           |
|        22 | Hindegir OC                   | CCL          | OC       |             4    | Mar-17           |
|        23 | Jaridih OC                    | CCL          | OC       |             1    | Feb-16           |
|        24 | Kabribad OC                   | CCL          | OC       |             0.6  | Mar-17           |
|        25 | Konar Expn                    | CCL          | OC       |             8    | Aug-15           |
|        26 | Konar Expn                    | CCL          | OC       |             8    | Aug-17           |
|        27 | Piparwar UG Ph-1              | CCL          | UG       |             0.87 | Jun-17           |
|        28 | Religara OC                   | CCL          | OC       |             2    | Feb-16           |
|        29 | Urimari OC                    | CCL          | OC       |             4    | Mar-17           |
|        30 | Bhanegaon OC                  | WCL          | OC       |             1    | Nov-16           |
|        31 | Chinchala-Pisgaon OC          | WCL          | OC       |             2.5  | Mar-17           |
|        32 | Durgapur OC RPR               | WCL          | OC       |             3    | Aug-16           |
|        33 | GandhigramUG                  | WCL          | UG       |             1.2  | Oct-15           |
|        34 | Gokul OC RPR                  | WCL          | OC       |             1.5  | Nov-16           |
|        35 | Gouri Central OC              | WCL          | OC       |             5    | May-16           |
|        36 | Konda-Hardola OC              | WCL          | OC       |             7    | Aug-17           |
|        37 | Kumbharkhani UG to OC         | WCL          | OC       |             1.5  | Mar-16           |
|        38 | Pauni II &III Combined        | WCL          | OC       |             3.25 | Jun-15           |
|        39 | SangamUG                      | WCL          | UG       |             4    | Jan-18           |
|        40 | Saoner II UG to OC            | WCL          | OC       |             2.5  | Mar-16           |
|        41 | Saoner-IUG to OC              | WCL          | OC       |             1.3  | Mar-16           |
|        42 | Sharda UG                     | WCL          | UG       |             0.42 | Jul-15           |
|        43 | Silewara Deep UG              | WCL          | UG       |             3.2  | Jan-18           |
|        44 | Thesgora UG to OC             | WCL          | OC       |             2.5  | Mar-17           |
|        45 | Vishnupuri UG to OC           | WCL          | OC       |             2    | Feb-18           |
|        46 | Batura West OC                | SECL         | OC       |             1.5  | Feb-18 Feb-18    |
|        47 | Bodri UG                      | SECL         | UG       |             1.52 | Nov-17           |
|        48 | Chimtapani-Porda Combined OC  | SECL         | OC       |            15    |                  |

|   49 | Chirimiri Expn OC                   | SECL   | OC   |   2.00 | Aug-15   |
|------|-------------------------------------|--------|------|--------|----------|
|   50 | Damini UG to OC                     | SECL   | OC   |   1.5  | Mar-17   |
|   51 | Gevra Expn (35 to 70 Mty)           | SECL   | OC   |  70    | Jun-15   |
|   52 | Mahamaya                            | SECL   | OC   |   1.5  | Mar-17   |
|   53 | Rampur Batura OC                    | SECL   | OC   |   4    | Oct-17   |
|   54 | Sayang OC                           | SECL   | OC   |  17    | Oct-17   |
|   55 | West Jhiria OC                      | SECL   | OC   |   1.5  | Mar-16   |
|   56 | Block-B Expn                        | NCL    | OC   |   8    | Dec-15   |
|   57 | Dudhichua Expn OC                   | NCL    | OC   |  20    | May-16   |
|   58 | RCE for Nigahi OC                   | NCL    | OC   |  15    | Aug-15   |
|   59 | Bharatpur Reorganisation            | MCL    | OC   |  20    | Oct-15   |
|   60 | Lajkura OC Expn (incl. lower seams) | MCL    | OC   |  15    | Mar-17   |
|   61 | Samaleshwari Expn (20 Mty)          | MCL    | OC   |  20    | Apr-15   |
|   62 | Jagun OC                            | NEC    | OC   |   0.5  | Oct-17   |
|   63 | Lekhapani OC RCE                    | NEC    | OC   |   0.25 | Jun-16   |
|   64 | PQ OC                               | NEC    | OC   |   0.15 | Aug-17   |