Lok Sabha Question No. 23 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Dileshwar Kamait, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## Coal Production

23. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

## Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether Coal India Limited is ready to meet the growing demand for coal in the power sector;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  company  is  emphasizing  on  increasing  the  production  to augment the supply for the coal based power plants;
- (c)  whether  a  large  percentage  of  coal  based  power  generation  in  the  country depends on the supply of Coal India Limited and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether Coal India Limited has sufficient coal in its coal mines and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a): In  the  current  fiscal,  against  the  pro-rated  demand  of  439.37  Million  Tonne (MT) by Central Electricity Authority (upto 26 th  January,2022), Coal India Limited (CIL) has supplied coal to the tune of 432.90 MT, thereby achieving a materialization  of  about  99%  in  comparison  to  last  year  same  period  figures  of 351.57 MT, thereby achieving a growth of 23% over last year same period.

Further, as on 25.01.2022, CIL is carrying a stock of more than 34 MT and with the surge in production in the coming days the current fiscal, the stock is expected to increase further in the remaining days of the current fiscal.

(b): CIL has planned to produce a quantity of 700 Million tonnes in the year 202223.  Against  the  above  planned  production,  CIL  is  slated  to  supply  591.4  Million tonnes to the Power sector in the year 2022-23 as per the projected demand given by Central Electricity Authority/ Ministry of Power

- (c): As per the demand projections of power sector by Central Electricity Authority, CIL is supposed to supply coal to the power sector to the tune of 548 MT out of the total requirement of 723.3 MT i.e. 76% of the requirement in the current fiscal. In the  coming  year  2022-23,  CIL  has  been  given  the  requirement  of  591.4  MT  for power sector out of the total requirement of 727.4 MT i.e. 81%.

(d): Raw  coal  stock  of  Coal  India  Limited  is  sufficient.  Subsidiary-wise  vendible opening raw coal stock of Coal India Limited as on 01.04.21 and 01.04.20 is given below:

| Subsidiary   | Opening raw coal stock (Million Tonnes)   | Opening raw coal stock (Million Tonnes)   |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|              | 01.04.21                                  | 01.04.20                                  |
| ECL          | 6.30                                      | 3.34                                      |
| BCCL         | 3.88                                      | 2.35                                      |
| CCL          | 10.49                                     | 13.30                                     |
| NCL          | 10.40                                     | 4.00                                      |
| WCL          | 14.88                                     | 14.30                                     |
| SECL         | 29.61                                     | 17.79                                     |
| MCL          | 23.57                                     | 19.76                                     |
| NEC          | 0.00                                      | 0.05                                      |
| CIL          | 99.13                                     | 74.89                                     |

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