Lok Sabha Question No. 3428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Bidding of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3428 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## Bidding of Coal Mines

## 3428.   SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)        details of bidding process of coal mines;
- (b)        the share of coal in power generation in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c)        the extent of environment loss caused by power generation from coal; and
- (d)       the details of the measures taken by the Government to save the environment?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   Government of India has adopted a fair and transparent process for auction of coal blocks in the country. Auction process is being conducted through an online platform provided by Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited (MSTC), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Steel.   Coal  block auctions are conducted in two-stage online bidding process, which involves technical screening and submission of competitive initial offer in the first stage and in second stage better offers are intended to be received. Also, all the bidders who want to participate in the auction can bid for any of the coal mine as per their requirement and analysis and the latest final offer quoted by the last bidder is visible to all so that all the bidders are able to see the current and final bid for the coal mine.
- (b)         The  share  of  coal  in  power  generation  in  the  country,  state-wise,  is  enclosed  as Annexure .
- (c)  & (d)        Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  while  granting  prior Environment  Clearance  under  the provisions of  Environment Impact  Assessment  (EIA) Notification,  2006,  considers  various  environmental  and  social  aspects  related  to  coal  based thermal power projects such as impacts on the air, water and soil quality, fly ash generation and its  management,  displacement  of  population  etc.  The  EIA  Notification,  2006,  as  amended prescribes  preparation  of  Environment  Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  Report  &  Environment Management  Plan  (EMP)  by  the  project  authorities  through  accredited  EIA  consultants  after collection of baseline data about air quality, water quality, soil quality and socio-economic status of  local  population.  After  assessment  and  prediction  of  possible  impact  of  project  based  on baseline  data  and  scientific  deliberation  by  the  Expert  Appraisal  Committee  (EAC),  the  coal based  thermal  power  projects  are  granted  Environmental  Clearance  subject  to  compliance  of

suitable site specific environmental safeguard conditions considering nearby habitation/villages and  other  features  of  environment  sensitivity  so  as  to  minimize  the  possible  environmental concerns  associated  with  such  projects.   The  projects  which  are  not  liable  to  obtain  prior environmental  clearance  under  the  provisions  of  the  EIA  Notification,  2006  as  amended,  are regulated  through  grant  of  Consent  to  Establish  and  Consent  to  Operate  by  respective  State Pollution  Control  Boards.  The  compliance  of  environmental  safeguard  conditions/norms  are regularly  monitored by the Regional  Offices of the MoEF&CC and respective State Pollution Control  Boards.   Apart  from  the  above,  the  MoEF&CC  has  issued  specified  norms  for environmental pollutants like SOx, NOx, Mercury (Hg) and Particulate matter (PM) in case of coal based thermal power plants for compliance by individual project.

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## ANNEXURE

| State wise and fuel wise Generation during last year and current year (up to Jan- 2022)   | State wise and fuel wise Generation during last year and current year (up to Jan- 2022)   | State wise and fuel wise Generation during last year and current year (up to Jan- 2022)   | State wise and fuel wise Generation during last year and current year (up to Jan- 2022)   | State wise and fuel wise Generation during last year and current year (up to Jan- 2022)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                     |                                                                                           | Monitored Capacity as                                                                     | Generation (in MUs)                                                                       | Generation (in MUs)                                                                       |
|                                                                                           | Fuel                                                                                      | on 31.01.2022 MW                                                                          | 2021-22 (upto- Jan, 22)                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                   |
| DELHI                                                                                     | COAL                                                                                      |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 0                                                                                         |
|                                                                                           | NATURAL GAS                                                                               | 2208.4                                                                                    | 4256.9                                                                                    | 5304.01                                                                                   |
| DELHI Total                                                                               |                                                                                           | 2208.4                                                                                    | 4256.9                                                                                    | 5304.01                                                                                   |
| HARYANA                                                                                   | COAL                                                                                      | 5330                                                                                      | 18506.78                                                                                  | 13994.58                                                                                  |
|                                                                                           | NATURAL GAS                                                                               | 431.59                                                                                    | 120.3                                                                                     | 901.8                                                                                     |
| HARYANA Total                                                                             |                                                                                           | 5761.59                                                                                   | 18627.08                                                                                  | 14896.38                                                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                          | HYDRO                                                                                     | 10065.02                                                                                  | 33314.73                                                                                  | 37473.47                                                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH Total                                                                    |                                                                                           | 10065.02                                                                                  | 33314.73                                                                                  | 37473.47                                                                                  |
| JAMMUAND KASHMIR                                                                          | HIGH SPEED DIESEL                                                                         | 175                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
|                                                                                           | HYDRO                                                                                     | 3360                                                                                      | 15132.88                                                                                  | 17002.68                                                                                  |
| JAMMUAND KASHMIR Total                                                                    |                                                                                           | 3535                                                                                      | 15132.88                                                                                  | 17002.68                                                                                  |
| LADAKH                                                                                    | HYDRO                                                                                     | 89                                                                                        | 375.87                                                                                    | 376.21                                                                                    |
| LADAKH Total                                                                              |                                                                                           | 89                                                                                        | 375.87                                                                                    | 376.21                                                                                    |
| PUNJAB                                                                                    | COAL                                                                                      | 5680                                                                                      | 19394.96                                                                                  | 17994.79                                                                                  |
|                                                                                           | HYDRO                                                                                     | 1096.3                                                                                    | 3167.32                                                                                   | 4747.03                                                                                   |
| PUNJAB Total                                                                              |                                                                                           | 6776.3                                                                                    | 22562.28                                                                                  | 22741.82                                                                                  |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                 | COAL                                                                                      | 8900                                                                                      | 32138.9                                                                                   | 36738.05                                                                                  |
|                                                                                           | HYDRO                                                                                     | 411                                                                                       | 304.72                                                                                    | 469.63                                                                                    |
|                                                                                           | LIGNITE                                                                                   | 1580                                                                                      | 7268.31                                                                                   | 8478.53                                                                                   |
|                                                                                           | NATURAL GAS                                                                               | 1023.13                                                                                   | 1353.3                                                                                    | 1018.69                                                                                   |
|                                                                                           | NUCLEAR                                                                                   | 1180                                                                                      | 6820.03                                                                                   | 7386.05                                                                                   |
| RAJASTHAN Total                                                                           |                                                                                           | 13094.13                                                                                  | 47885.26                                                                                  | 54090.95                                                                                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | COAL                                                                                      | 24389                                                                                     | 108418.55                                                                                 | 119592.96                                                                                 |
|                                                                                           | HYDRO                                                                                     | 501.6                                                                                     | 1171.97                                                                                   | 1572.35                                                                                   |
|                                                                                           | LIGNITE                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |                                                                                           |
|                                                                                           | NATURAL GAS                                                                               | 1493.14                                                                                   | 1088.24                                                                                   | 2470.75                                                                                   |
|                                                                                           | NUCLEAR                                                                                   | 440                                                                                       | 2966.61                                                                                   | 3284.81                                                                                   |
| UTTAR PRADESH Total                                                                       |                                                                                           | 26823.74                                                                                  | 113645.37                                                                                 | 126920.87                                                                                 |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                               | HYDRO                                                                                     | 3855.35                                                                                   | 12642.82                                                                                  | 13592.49                                                                                  |
|                                                                                           | NATURAL GAS                                                                               | 450                                                                                       | 1012.32                                                                                   | 721.97                                                                                    |

| UTTARAKHAND Total    |             | 4305.35   | 13655.14   | 14314.46   |
|----------------------|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
|                      |             | 72658.53  | 269455.51  | 293120.85  |
| CHHATTISGARH         | COAL        | 23688     | 115710.47  | 134614.5   |
|                      | HYDRO       | 120       | 349.97     | 419.19     |
| CHHATTISGARH Total   |             | 23808     | 116060.44  | 135033.69  |
| GOA                  | NAPTHA      | 48        | 0          | 0          |
| GOA Total            |             | 48        | 0          | 0          |
| GUJARAT              | COAL        | 14692     | 36827.88   | 71637.55   |
|                      | HYDRO       | 1990      | 2283.93    | 4233.36    |
|                      | LIGNITE     | 1400      | 4650.91    | 5421.24    |
|                      | NATURAL GAS | 7551.41   | 7042.04    | 18877.21   |
|                      | NUCLEAR     | 440       | 2859.51    | 3712.96    |
| GUJARAT Total        |             | 26073.41  | 53664.27   | 103882.32  |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | COAL        | 21950     | 105561.58  | 123089.78  |
|                      | HYDRO       | 2235      | 3893.84    | 6477.33    |
| MADHYA PRADESH Total |             | 24185     | 109455.42  | 129567.11  |
| MAHARASHTRA          | COAL        | 23856     | 95327.01   | 98173.83   |
|                      | HYDRO       | 3047      | 4766.54    | 5548.46    |
|                      | NATURAL GAS | 3207.08   | 5134.26    | 5963.43    |
|                      | NUCLEAR     | 1400      | 7345.74    | 7886.62    |
| MAHARASHTRA Total    |             | 31510.08  | 112573.55  | 117572.34  |
|                      |             | 105624.49 | 391753.68  | 486055.46  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | COAL        | 11590     | 42811.34   | 46145.71   |
|                      | DIESEL      | 36.8      | 0          | 0          |
|                      | HYDRO       | 1610      | 2738.7     | 3280.12    |
|                      | NATURAL GAS | 4898.544  | 1855.07    | 3323.24    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH Total |             | 18135.344 | 47405.11   | 52749.07   |
| KARNATAKA            | COAL        | 9480      | 23597.82   | 19861.24   |
|                      | DIESEL      | 25.2      | 0          | 0          |
|                      | HYDRO       | 3689.2    | 11130.4    | 12587.35   |
|                      | NATURAL GAS | 0         | 0          | 0          |
|                      | NUCLEAR     | 880       | 6212.04    | 7093.92    |
| KARNATAKA Total      |             | 14074.4   | 40940.26   | 39542.51   |
| KERALA               |             |           |            |            |
|                      | HYDRO       | 1856.5    | 7954.6     | 6628.39    |
|                      | NAPTHA      | 533.58    | 0          | 101.41     |

| KERALA Total            |                   | 2550.04   | 7954.6    | 6737.63   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| PUDUCHERRY              | NATURAL GAS       | 32.5      | 212.33    | 232.15    |
| PUDUCHERRY Total        |                   | 32.5      | 212.33    | 232.15    |
| TAMIL NADU              | COAL              | 10045     | 30732.93  | 32329.41  |
|                         | DIESEL            | 211.701   | 0         | 0         |
|                         | HYDRO             | 2178.2    | 4482.43   | 5212.71   |
|                         | LIGNITE           | 3640      | 18793.46  | 16605.91  |
|                         | NAPTHA            | 120       | 0         | 0         |
|                         | NATURAL GAS       | 897.18    | 1437.84   | 2264.73   |
|                         | NUCLEAR           | 2440      | 12690.17  | 13664.72  |
| TAMIL NADU Total        |                   | 19532.081 | 68136.83  | 70077.48  |
| TELANGANA               | COAL              | 7842.5    | 42075.19  | 44760.76  |
|                         | HYDRO             | 2405.6    | 5358.66   | 3645.38   |
| TELANGANA Total         |                   | 10248.1   | 47433.85  | 48406.14  |
|                         |                   | 64572.465 | 212082.98 | 217744.98 |
| ANDAMANNICOBAR          | DIESEL            | 40.048    | 94.04     | 118.48    |
| ANDAMANNICOBAR Total    |                   | 40.048    | 94.04     | 118.48    |
| BIHAR                   | COAL              | 7960      | 35368.24  | 33866.14  |
| BIHAR Total             |                   | 7960      | 35368.24  | 33866.14  |
| JHARKHAND               | COAL              | 4250      | 23341.31  | 27219.97  |
|                         | HYDRO             | 210       | 514.51    | 223.09    |
| JHARKHAND Total         |                   | 4460      | 23855.82  | 27443.06  |
| ODISHA                  | COAL              | 9540      | 49286.47  | 55206.47  |
|                         | HYDRO             | 2154.55   | 4554.26   | 6859.97   |
| ODISHA Total            |                   | 11694.55  | 53840.73  | 62066.44  |
| SIKKIM                  | HYDRO             | 2282      | 10780.65  | 10879.5   |
| SIKKIM Total            |                   | 2282      | 10780.65  | 10879.5   |
| WEST BENGAL             | COAL              | 14177     | 68287.09  | 72735.07  |
|                         | HIGH SPEED DIESEL | 80        | 0         | 0         |
|                         | HYDRO             | 1341.2    | 2853.84   | 3212.28   |
| WEST BENGAL Total       |                   | 15598.2   | 71140.93  | 75947.35  |
|                         |                   | 42034.798 | 195080.41 | 210320.97 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | HYDRO             | 1115      | 3784.09   | 3451.34   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH Total |                   | 1115      | 3784.09   | 3451.34   |
| ASSAM                   | COAL HYDRO        | 750       | 3392.27   | 2976.74   |
|                         |                   | 350       | 652.71    | 270.87    |
|                         | MULTI FUEL        |           |           |           |

|                    | NATURAL GAS   |   620.355 |         2726.62 |          2721.4 |
|--------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
| ASSAM Total        |               |   1720.36 |  6771.6         |  5969.01        |
| MANIPUR            | DIESEL        |     36    |     0           |     0           |
|                    | HYDRO         |    105    |   414.09        |   621.62        |
| MANIPUR Total      |               |    141    |   414.09        |   621.62        |
| MEGHALAYA          | HYDRO         |    322    |   779.82        |  1151.99        |
| MEGHALAYA Total    |               |    322    |   779.82        |  1151.99        |
| MIZORAM            | HYDRO         |     60    |   113.19        |   158.85        |
| MIZORAM Total      |               |     60    |   113.19        |   158.85        |
| NAGALAND           | HYDRO         |     75    |    93.52        |   203.86        |
| NAGALAND Total     |               |     75    |    93.52        |   203.86        |
| TRIPURA            | NATURAL GAS   |   1099.6  |  5197.09        |  7043.21        |
| TRIPURA Total      |               |   1099.6  |  5197.09        |  7043.21        |
|                    |               |   4532.95 | 17153.4         | 18599.9         |
| Bhutan (IMP)       | HYDRO         |      0    |  7291.8         |  8765.5         |
| Bhutan (IMP) Total |               |      0    |  7291.8         |  8765.5         |
|                    |               |      0    |  7291.8         |  8765.5         |
| Grand Total        |               | 289423    |     1.09282e+06 |     1.23461e+06 |

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