Lok Sabha Question No. 1391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Non-coking Coal Washeries
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

Non-coking Coal Washeries

1391. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE; SHRI VINAYAK RAUT; DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S; SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- a. the amount of existing non-coking coal washeries of Coal India limited and private washeries functioning along with its total capacity;
- b. whether the utilization of these existing washing capacity is sub optimal;
- c. if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- d. whether the Government has taken steps to optimally utilize the existing capacity, if so, the details thereof;
- e. whether the Coal India Limited proposes to set up more washeries in the coming years; and
- f. if so, the steps taken being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a, b, c & d): 4 non-coking washeries with the total capacity of 16.22 MTY in Coal India Limited (CIL) and 18 non-coking washeries with the total capacity of 100.47 MTY in Private Sector were functioning during FY 2018-19. Non coking coal washeries in the private sector are mainly utilized by the consumers having linkage with CIL. The details of capacity, raw coal filed, wash coal generated is given in given below:

| SECTOR- PRIVATE   | SECTOR- PRIVATE                       |             |             | (In Million Tonnes)   | (In Million Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Type              | Owner Company                         | Name        | of Capacity | (MTPA)FY 2018-19      | (MTPA)FY 2018-19      |
|                   |                                       | Washery     |             | Raw Coal feed         | Washed coal           |
| b) Non- Coking    | Adani Enterprises Ltd.                | AEL         | 15.00       | 15.00                 | 11.98                 |
| b) Non- Coking    | Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. | Chakabura   | 7.50        | 2.63                  | 2.21                  |
| b) Non- Coking    | Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. | Dipka       | 14.00       | 9.79                  | 7.93                  |
| b) Non- Coking    | Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. | Panderpauni | 2.62        | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| b) Non- Coking    | Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. | Gevra       | 6.25        | 3.61                  | 3.02                  |
| b) Non- Coking    | Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. | Binjhari    | 4.80        | 0.60                  | 0.52                  |
| b) Non- Coking    | Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. | Hemgir      | 5.00        | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |

|                        | Aryan Energy Pvt. Ltd.            | Talcher    |   2.34 |   1.41 |   1.12 |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------|--------|--------|--------|
|                        | Global Coal & Mining Ltd.         | IB Valley  |   3.5  |   1.77 |   1.24 |
|                        | Pvt.                              | Ramagundam |   1    |   0.58 |   0.39 |
|                        |                                   | Talcher    |   4    |   2.11 |   1.47 |
|                        | Manuguru                          |            |   0.96 |   0.76 |   0.29 |
|                        | Jindal Power ltd.                 | JPL        |   4.75 |   0.08 |   0.07 |
|                        | Kartikay coal Washeries Pvt. Ltd. | Wani       |   2.5  |   0.14 |   0.1  |
|                        | Spectrum Coal                     | Ratija     |  11    |   8.72 |   7.11 |
|                        | &Power ltd.                       | Talcher    |   9.52 |   3.71 |   2.73 |
|                        | Maruti Clean Coal                 |            |   3.33 |   0    |   0    |
|                        | Gupta Coalfield & washeries ltd.  | Ramagundam |   2.4  |   0    |   0    |
| Total Pvt. Non- Coking |                                   |            | 100.47 |  50.91 |  40.17 |

| CIL                      | (In Million Tonnes)   | (In Million Tonnes)   | (In Million Tonnes)   | (In Million Tonnes)   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Owner Company            |                       |                       | FY 2018-19            | FY 2018-19            |
|                          | Name of Washery       | Capacity (MTPA)       | Raw Coal feed         | Washed coal           |
| Central Coalfields Ltd.  | Gidi                  | 2.50                  | 0.173                 | 0.088                 |
| Central Coalfields Ltd.  | Piparwar              | 6.50                  | 6.469                 | 6.430                 |
| Central Coalfields Ltd.  | Kargali               | 2.72                  | 0                     | 0                     |
| Northern Coalfields Ltd. | Bina Deshaling Plant  | 4.50                  | 3.525                 | 2.942                 |
| Total                    |                       | 16.22                 | 10.167                | 9.460                 |

Capacity  utilization  of  a  washery  depends  on  various  governing  factors,  such  as  plant efficiency,  market  demand,  coal  availability,  cost  of  washing  etc.  which  are  broadly  the business  decisions  to  be  taken  by  the  concern  washery  operator/  coal  company/  linked consumer.

(e & f): CIL proposes to set up 7 more non-coking coal washeries with a combined capacity of 59 MTPA. Out of these, construction in case of one washery has started. Ministry of Coal has  set  up  an  inter  Ministerial  committee  to  monitor  the  progress  of  construction  of washeries.

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