Lok Sabha Question No. 654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Reduction of Carbon Footprints
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## REDUCTION OF CARBON FOOTPRINTS

## 654. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a)         whether  the  Government  has  taken  adequate  measures  to  reduce  carbon  footprints  by reducing the production, supply and use of coal in various industries in the country;

- (b)        if so, the details thereof;

(c)        whether the Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries had given any specific reply to the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)       the current status of coal production, supply and use for the ongoing projects and for the newly proposed projects of CIL and its subsidiaries as well as NLC India?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a ) & (b): Government has taken balanced approach to reduce carbon footprints. The share of fossil  fuel  based  energy  generation has  been reduced and there is thrust to promote non-fossil fuel  based  energy  resources. Specific measures have been taken by the Government to reduce emission intensity, thus reducing carbon footprints with a view:

-  To achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF).
-  To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
-  To generate alternative sources of energy, like solar power.

(c): Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  &  its  subsidiaries  have  given  stress  on  reduction  of  carbon footprint  by  technology  upgradation  in  mining,  exploring  alternative  source  of  energy  (like generation of solar power),  create additional forest  &  green cover, and installation of  LED  &

solar light etc. SCCL has also planned to install 300 MW solar power plants in next 2-3 years to reduce the carbon footprints.

(d) :      Current  status  of  coal  production,  supply  for  the  ongoing  projects  and  newly  proposed projects  of  CIL  and  its  subsidiary  companies  in  FY  2018-19  having  sanction  capital  Rs.  150 Crore are as follows:

|   S.No | SUB   | PROJECT                           | TYPE   |   TOTAL CAPCITY (MTY) |   PROD 2018-19 (MT) |
|--------|-------|-----------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | ECL   | JHANJRA COMBINED                  | UG     |                  3.5  |                3.38 |
|      2 | ECL   | PARASEA BELBAID                   | UG     |                  2.07 |                0    |
|      3 | ECL   | SIDULI UG+OC                      | UG     |                  2.32 |                0.11 |
|      4 | ECL   | TILABONI                          | UG     |                  1.86 |                0    |
|      5 | ECL   | CHITRA EAST RCE                   | OC     |                  2.5  |                2.03 |
|      6 | ECL   | HURA C                            | OC     |                  3    |                0    |
|      7 | ECL   | NAKRAKONDA KUMARDI B              | OC     |                  3    |                0    |
|      8 | ECL   | SONEPUR-BAZARI COMB.              | OC     |                  8    |               10.03 |
|      9 | BCCL  | KAPURIA BLOCK                     | UG     |                  2    |                0    |
|     10 | BCCL  | MOONIDIH XV SEAM                  | UG     |                  2.5  |                0    |
|     11 | BCCL  | MURAIDIH                          | UG     |                  2    |                0    |
|     12 | BCCL  | NORTH TISRA SOUTH TISRA EXPANSION | OC     |                  6    |                2.25 |
|     13 | CCL   | CHURI-BENTICM                     | UG     |                  0.81 |                0    |
|     14 | CCL   | PAREJ EAST RPR                    | UG     |                  0.51 |                0    |
|     15 | CCL   | PIPARWAR PH-1                     | UG     |                  0.87 |                0    |
|     16 | CCL   | AMRAPALI                          | OC     |                 12    |               10.2  |
|     17 | CCL   | KALYANI                           | OC     |                  2    |                0    |
|     18 | CCL   | KARMA                             | OC     |                  1    |                0.65 |
|     19 | CCL   | MAGADH EXPN.                      | OC     |                 20    |                4.9  |
|     20 | CCL   | NORTH URIMARI EXPN                | OC     |                  7.5  |                2.97 |
|     21 | CCL   | PICHRI                            | OC     |                  1.2  |                0    |
|     22 | CCL   | RAJRAPPA RCE                      | OC     |                  3    |                1.33 |
|     23 | CCL   | TAPIN                             | OC     |                  2.5  |                1.69 |
|     24 | CCL   | TETARIAKHAR UCE                   | OC     |                  2.5  |                1.03 |
|     25 | NCL   | BLOCK - B EXPN. OCP               | OC     |                  8    |                0    |
|     26 | NCL   | DUDHICHUA EXPN                    | OC     |                 20    |               15.5  |
|     27 | NCL   | JAYANT EXPN                       | OC     |                 20    |               18.37 |
|     28 | NCL   | KHADIA EXPN.                      | OC     |                 10    |               11.4  |
|     29 | NCL   | SIMARIA                           | OC     |                  2    |                0    |
|     30 | WCL   | DHANKASA                          | UG     |                  1    |                0    |
|     31 | WCL   | JAMUNIA                           | UG     |                  0.84 |                0    |
|     32 | WCL   | GANDHIGRAM                        | UG     |                  1.26 |                0    |
|     33 | WCL   | ADASA UG to OC                    | OC     |                  1.5  |                0    |
|     34 | WCL   | AMALGAMATED INDER KAMTEE DEEP OC  | OC     |                  3.2  |                0    |
|     35 | WCL   | AMALGAMATED PAUNI II &III         | OC     |                  3.25 |                0.6  |

|   36 | WCL AMALGAMATED YEKONA-I& II      | OC   |   2.75 |   0.11 |
|------|-----------------------------------|------|--------|--------|
|   37 | WCL BELLORA NAIGAON DEEP          | OC   |   1    |   0    |
|   38 | WCL BHANEGAON RPR                 | OC   |   1    |   0.54 |
|   39 | WCL BHATADIH EXPN.                | OC   |   0.98 |   0.98 |
|   40 | WCL DHUPTALA ( SASTIUG to OC)     | OC   |   2.5  |   0    |
|   41 | WCL DINESH (MAKRADHAKRA-III)      | OC   |   4    |   3.26 |
|   42 | WCL DURGAPUR EXTN DEEP OC         | OC   |   3    |   1.54 |
|   43 | WCL GONDEGAON GHATROHAN AMLG RPR  | OC   |   3.5  |   3.5  |
|   44 | WCL GOURI DEEP                    | OC   |   0.4  |   0.6  |
|   45 | WCL KOLAR PIMPRI EXTN             | OC   |   1.5  |   1.32 |
|   46 | WCL MUGOLI NIRGUDA EXTENSION DEEP | OC   |   3.5  |   3.78 |
|   47 | WCL NEW MAJRIUG TO OC             | OC   |   0.8  |   1.2  |
|   48 | WCL NILJAI EXPN DEEP              | OC   |   3.5  |   3.05 |
|   49 | WCL PENGANGA                      | OC   |   4    |   6.3  |
|   50 | WCL SAONER-IUG TO OC, PH-I        | OC   |   1.3  |   0    |
|   51 | WCL SINGHORI                      | OC   |   0.85 |   0.8  |
|   52 | WCL UKNI DEEP                     | OC   |   2    |   0    |
|   53 | WCL VISHNUPURIUG TO OC            | OC   |   2    |   0    |
|   54 | SECL BATURA HIGHWALL              | UG   |   0.5  |   0    |
|   55 | SECL AMADAND RPR                  | OC   |   4    |   1.9  |
|   56 | SECL AMERA UCE                    | OC   |   1    |   0.29 |
|   57 | SECL AMGAON RCE                   | OC   |   1    |   0.13 |
|   58 | SECL AMRITDHARA                   | OC   |   2    |   0    |
|   59 | SECL BAROUD EXPANSION RCE         | OC   |   3    |   1.39 |
|   60 | SECL BIJARI RCE                   | OC   |   1.5  |   0    |
|   61 | SECL CHHAL SEAM-III               | OC   |   6    |   0    |
|   62 | SECL DURGAPUR                     | OC   |   6    |   0    |
|   63 | SECL GEVRA EXPN                   | OC   |  70    |  42.25 |
|   64 | SECL JAGANNATHPUR RCE             | OC   |   3    |   0    |
|   65 | SECL JHIRIA WEST                  | OC   |   1.5  |   0    |
|   66 | SECL KANCHAN EXPN                 | OC   |   2    |   0.58 |
|   67 | SECL KARTALI EAST                 | OC   |   2.5  |   0    |
|   68 | SECL KUSMUNDA EXPN                | OC   |  50    |  40    |
|   69 | SECL MADANNAGAR                   | OC   |  12    |   0    |
|   70 | SECL MAHAMAYAUGTOOC               | OC   |   1.5  |   0.23 |
|   71 | SECL MALACHUA                     | OC   |   3    |   0    |
|   72 | SECL MANIKPUR EXPN.               | OC   |   3.5  |   4.53 |
|   73 | SECL PELMA                        | OC   |  15    |   0    |
|   74 | SECL RAJNAGAR RPR                 | OC   |   1.7  |   0.1  |
|   75 | SECL RAMPUR BATURA                | OC   |   4    |   0    |
|   76 | SECL VIJAY WEST                   | OC   |   3    |   0    |
|   77 | MCL ANANTA EXPN.PH-III            | OC   |  15    |   8.25 |
|   78 | MCL BALARAM EXTN.                 | OC   |   8    |   3.63 |
|   79 | MCL BASUNDHARA WEST EXTN.         | OC   |   7    |   2.46 |
|   80 | MCL BHARATPUR REORGANISATION      | OC   |  20    |  10.64 |

| 81   | MCL   | BHUBANESWARI                  | OC   |   20.00 |   28.00 |
|------|-------|-------------------------------|------|---------|---------|
| 82   | MCL   | GARJANBAHAL                   | OC   |   10    |   2.811 |
| 83   | MCL   | HINGULA-II EXPN.PH-III        | OC   |   15    |   6.23  |
| 84   | MCL   | JAGANNATH RO PH-III EXTENSION | OC   |    6    |   5.01  |
| 85   | MCL   | KANIHA                        | OC   |   10    |   6.62  |
| 86   | MCL   | KULDA                         | OC   |   15    |  12.81  |
| 87   | MCL   | KULDA EXPN                    | OC   |    0    |   0     |
| 88   | MCL   | LAKHANPUR BELPAHAR LILARI     | OC   |   30    |   0     |
| 89   | MCL   | SIARMAL                       | OC   |   40    |   0     |
|      |       | TOTAL                         |      |  595.97 | 291.26  |

Coal production in respect of NLC  India Limited has not started till date.

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