Lok Sabha Question No. 4568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Coal Mining Auction
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: D. Ravikumar, Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4568 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## Coal Mining Auction

## 4568.   SHRI RAVIKUMAR D: SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  coal  mining  capacity  has  been  allocated/auctioned  to  various  players  since January  2015  and  if  so,  the  details  of  all  the  coal  mine  allocations  as  per  the  envisaged  enduse(power, steel, etc);
- (b)       the quantum of annual capacity that has become operational till date out of the coal mines allocated/auctioned since January, 2015;
- (c)       whether the Government planning to auction/allocate more coal blocks till 2030 and if so, the details of overall auction/allocation schedule and the envisaged timeline of its operationalization; and
- (d)       the progress of Coal India Limited (CIL) on its Vision -2030 and 1 billion ton production target along with the expected timelines of increase in CIL's mining capacity?

## ANSWER

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

- a.       Details of Coal mines auctioned/allocated to various players since January 2015 is given in Annexure enclosed.
- b.       Out of 124 coal blocks allocated/auctioned since January 2015, 46 coal blocks have got Mine Opening Permission with combined PRC of 165.55 MT.
- c.       Auction of coal blocks is a continuous process. Companies may apply as and when  Notice Inviting Tender is published by the Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal.
- d. Subsequent  to  the  assessment  of  likely  demand  of  coal  in  the  country  and  consequent demand on CIL as laid out in Vision 2030, CIL has envisaged to enhance its production to 1BT by the year 2024-25 and beyond from current level production of about 600 MT in order to meet the demand of coal indigenously and to eliminate non-essential import of coal in the country.

CIL has already identified all resources required that will contribute to its 1 BT production plan and its related issues/enablers like requirement of EC/FC, land, evacuation constraints etc.

CIL is committed to achieve its 1 BT production plan with the active support of MoC and all other stake holders. It is worth to mention here that, CIL shall adhere to its 1 BT coal production plan but the demand scenario shall decide the production/supply in future.

The progress made so far by CIL since April, 20 to February, 22 to achieve 1 billion tonne coal production is as follows:

-  49 Projects Reports including Greenfield and expansion projects have been approved by CIL & its subsidiaries to create additional capacity of coal production.
-  Environmental Clearance granted for 50 proposals with an incremental capacity of 62.41 Mty.
-  Stage-II Forest Clearance granted for 13 proposals involving 2468.24 Ha of forest land.
-  5459.86 Ha of land have been possessed.
-  6  First  Mile  Connectivity  Projects  of  CHP  /  SILO  have  been  commissioned  with aggregate capacity of 82 Mty.

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## List of coal blocks allocated since January 2015 (124)

| S.No.   | Name of Coal Mine                         | State        | Successful Bidder / Allottee                           | Allocation Date   | End Use      | PRC(MT)            |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Chotia                                    | Chhattisgarh | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd                           | 23.03.2015        | NRS          | 1                  |
| 2       | Gare Palma IV/4                           | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd                                | 23.03.2015        | NRS          | 1                  |
| 3       | Gare Palma IV/5                           | Chhattisgarh | Hindalco Industries Ltd                                | 23.03.2015        | NRS          | 1                  |
| 4       | Gare Palma Sector I                       | Chhattisgarh | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited          | 14.09.2015        | Power        | 15                 |
| 5       | Gare Palma Sector II                      | Chhattisgarh | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd              | 31.08.2015        | Power        | 23.6               |
| 6       | Gare Palma Sector III                     | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd             | 14.09.2015        | Power        | 5                  |
| 7       | Gare Palma Sector IV/8                    | Chhattisgarh | Ambuja Cements Ltd                                     | 22.04.2015        | NRS          | 1.2                |
| 8-9.    | Gidhmuri, Paturia                         | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd             | 13.10.2015        | Power        | 5.6                |
| 10      | Parsa                                     | Chhattisgarh | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd               | 08.09.2015        | Power        | 5                  |
| 11-12.  | Parsa East &Kanta Basan                   | Chhattisgarh | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd               | 31.03.2015        | Power        | 15                 |
| 13      | Talaipalli                                | Chhattisgarh | NTPC                                                   | 08.09.2015        | Power        | 18.72              |
| 14      | Madanpur South                            | Chhattisgarh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited | 29.09.2016        | Sale of Coal | 5.4                |
| 15-16.  | Durgapur-II/ Taraimar &Durgapur-II/ Saria | Chhattisgarh | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                        | 02.03.2020        | Power        | 6                  |
| 17      | Bhaskarpara                               | Chhattisgarh | Prakash Industries Limited                             | 18.11.2021        | Sale of Coal | 1                  |
| 18      | Gare Palma IV/7                           | Chhattisgarh | Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited                      | 08.03.2021        | Sale of Coal | 1.2                |
| 19      | Gare Palma IV/1                           | Chhattisgarh | Jindal Power Limited                                   | 08.03.2021        | Sale of Coal | 6                  |
| 20      | Jhigador                                  | Chhattisgarh | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd                       | 18.11.2021        | Sale of Coal | Partially Explored |
| 21      | Khargaon                                  | Chhattisgarh | CG Natural Resources Private Ltd                       | 18.11.2021        | Sale of Coal | Partially Explored |
| 22      | Badam                                     | Jharkhand    | NTPC                                                   | 31.08.2015        | Power        | 3                  |

## Annexure

| 23    | Banhardih                            | Jharkhand   | Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                       | 30.06.2015   | Power        | 12                    |
|-------|--------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| 24-25 | Chatti Bariatu, Chatti Bariatu South | Jharkhand   | NTPC                                                   | 08.09.2015   | Power        | 7                     |
| 26    | Dumri                                | Jharkhand   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                                | 22.04.2015   | NRS          | 1                     |
| 27    | Ganeshpur                            | Jharkhand   | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                         | 22.04.2015   | Power        | 4                     |
| 28    | Jitpur                               | Jharkhand   | Adani Power Limited                                    | 22.04.2015   | Power        | 2.5                   |
| 29    | Kathautia                            | Jharkhand   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                                | 23.03.2015   | NRS          | 0.8                   |
| 30    | Kerandari                            | Jharkhand   | NTPC                                                   | 08.09.2015   | Power        | 6                     |
| 31    | Lohari                               | Jharkhand   | Araanya Mines Private Limited                          | 22.04.2015   | NRS          | 0.2                   |
| 32    | Meral                                | Jharkhand   | Trimula Industries Limited                             | 22.04.2015   | NRS          | 0.44                  |
| 33    | Moitra                               | Jharkhand   | JSW Steel Limited                                      | 22.04.2015   | NRS          | 1                     |
| 34    | Pachhwara Central                    | Jharkhand   | Punjab State Power Corp Ltd                            | 31.03.2015   | Power        | 7                     |
| 35    | Pachhwara North                      | Jharkhand   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited      | 31.03.2015   | Power        | 15                    |
| 36    | RajbarD&E                            | Jharkhand   | Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd                              | 30.06.2015   | Power        | 10                    |
| 37    | Saharpur Jamarpani                   | Jharkhand   | UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd                      | 13.08.2015   | Power        | 15                    |
| 38    | Tubed                                | Jharkhand   | Damodar Valley Corporation                             | 07.10.2016   | Power        | 6                     |
| 39-40 | Kotre Basantpur& Pachmo              | Jharkhand   | Coal India Limited                                     | 19.4.2018    | Sale of Coal | 5                     |
| 41    | Amarkonda Murgadangal                | Jharkhand   | Coal India Limited                                     | 24.1.2019    | Sale of Coal | 30                    |
| 42    | Brahmini                             | Jharkhand   | Coal India Limited                                     | 24.1.2019    | Sale of Coal |                       |
| 43    | Chichro Patsimal                     | Jharkhand   | Coal India Limited                                     | 24.1.2019    | Sale of Coal | 45                    |
| 44    | Sugia Closed Mine                    | Jharkhand   | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation        | 22.09.2020   | Sale of Coal | 0.4                   |
| 45    | Tokisud North                        | Jharkhand   | NMDC                                                   | 17.08.2020   | Sale of Coal | 2.32                  |
| 46    | Rajhara North (Central &Eastern)     | Jharkhand   | Fairmine Carbons Private Limited                       | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal | 0.75                  |
| 47    | Gondulpara                           | Jharkhand   | Adani Enterprises Limited                              | 08.03.2021   | Sale of Coal | 4                     |
| 48    | Urma Paharitola                      | Jharkhand   | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited   | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal | 10 (PRC is tentative) |
| 49    | Brahmdiha                            | Jharkhand   | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited | 02.03.2021   | Sale of Coal | 0.15                  |
| 50    | Chakla                               | Jharkhand   | Hindalco Industries Ltd                                | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal | 5.3                   |

| 51    | Jogeshwar &Khas Jogeswar                                        | Jharkhand      | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited                | 18.11.2021   | Sale of Coal   | Partially Explored   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------------|
| 52    | Rohne                                                           | Jharkhand      | NMDC                                                   | 18.06.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 8                    |
| 53    | Rauta Closed                                                    | Jharkhand      | Shreesatya Mine Private Limited                        | 18.11.2021   | Sale of Coal   | Partially Explored   |
| 54    | Amelia North                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited                      | 23.03.2015   | Power          | 2.8                  |
| 55    | Bicharpur                                                       | Madhya Pradesh | UltraTech Cement Limited                               | 23.03.2015   | NRS            | 0.75                 |
| 56    | Sial Ghoghri                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Reliance Cement Company Private Limited                | 23.03.2015   | NRS            | 0.3                  |
| 57    | Suliyari                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited | 29.09.2016   | Sale of Coal   | 6                    |
| 58    | Amelia                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | THDC India Ltd.                                        | 17.01.2017   | Power          | 5.6                  |
| 59    | Bikram                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                        | 10.02.2020   | NRS            | 0.36                 |
| 60    | Brahampuri                                                      | Madhya Pradesh | Birla Corp. Ltd                                        | 10.02.2020   | NRS            | 0.36                 |
| 61    | Urtan North                                                     | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                             | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 0.6                  |
| 62    | Sahapur West                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Sarda Energy And Minerals Limited                      | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 0.6                  |
| 63    | Sahapur East                                                    | Madhya Pradesh | Chowgule And Company Private Limited                   | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 0.7                  |
| 64-65 | Gotitoria (East)& (West)                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Boulder Stone Mart Pvt Ltd                             | 18.11.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 0.3                  |
| 66    | Urtan                                                           | Madhya Pradesh | JMS Mining Private Limited                             | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 0.65                 |
| 67    | Dhirauli                                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Stratatech Mineral Resources Private Limited           | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 6.5                  |
| 68    | Bandha                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | EMIL Mines And Mineral Resources Limited               | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 5                    |
| 69-74 | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, Baranj IV,Manora Deep & Kiloni | Maharashtra    | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                        | 31.03.2015   | Power          | 2.5                  |
| 75    | Belgaon                                                         | Maharashtra    | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited                 | 23.03.2015   | NRS            | 0.27                 |
| 76    | Marki Mangli III                                                | Maharashtra    | B.S. Ispat Limited                                     | 17.04.2015   | NRS            | 0.21                 |
| 77    | Marki Mangli-I                                                  | Maharashtra    | Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd                           | 30.09.2015   | NRS            | 0.3                  |
| 78    | Nerad Malegaon                                                  | Maharashtra    | Indrajit Power Private Ltd                             | 22.04.2015   | NRS            | 0.36                 |
| 79    | Marki Mangli-II                                                 | Maharashtra    | Yazdani International Private Limited                  | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   | 0.3                  |

| 80       | Gondkhari                                               | Maharashtra   | Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd                          | 18.11.2021   | Sale of Coal   |     1 |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
| 81       | Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) &Takli-Jena- Bellora (South) | Maharashtra   | Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Limited | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   |  1.5  |
| 82       | Bhivkund                                                | Maharashtra   | Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited               | 18.11.2021   | Sale of Coal   |  0.7  |
| 83       | Dulanga                                                 | Odisha        | NTPC                                                 | 08.09.2015   | Power          |  7    |
| 84       | Utkal-A                                                 | Odisha        | MCL Ltd                                              | 18-11-2021   | Sale of Coal   | 25    |
| 85-86    | Manoharpur & Manoharpur Dipside                         | Odisha        | Odisha Coal &Power Limited                           | 31.08.2015   | Power          | 16    |
| 87       | Naini                                                   | Odisha        | SCCL                                                 | 13.08.2015   | Power          | 10    |
| 88       | Talabira-I                                              | Odisha        | GMRChhattisgarh Energy Limited                       | 23.03.2015   | Power          |  3    |
| 89-90    | Utkal-E, Utkal-D                                        | Odisha        | NALCO                                                | 02.05.2016   | NRS            |  4    |
| 91       | Talabira-II &III                                        | Odisha        | Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited            | 02.05.2016   | Power          | 20    |
| 92       | Baitarni west                                           | Odisha        | Odisha Mining Corporation                            | 29.09.2016   | Sale of Coal   | 15    |
| 93       | New Patrapara                                           | Odisha        | The Singareni Collieries Company Limited             | 30.10.2019   | Sale of Coal   | 25    |
| 94       | Mandakini                                               | Odisha        | Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd                      | 02.03.2020   | Power          |  7.5  |
| 95       | Jamkhani                                                | Odisha        | Vedanta Ltd                                          | 10.02.2020   | NRS            |  2.65 |
| 96       | Radhikapur East                                         | Odisha        | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Ltd.                | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   |  5    |
| 97       | Radhikapur West                                         | Odisha        | Vedanta Ltd.                                         | 03.03.2021   | Sale of Coal   |  6    |
| 98       | Kuraloi (A) North                                       | Odisha        | Vedanta Ltd.                                         | 03-09-2021   | Sale of Coal   |  8    |
| 99       | Tadicherla-I                                            | Telangana     | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited | 31.08.2015   | Power          |  2.5  |
| 100      | Penagaddppa                                             | Telangana     | The Singareni Collieries Company Limited             | 15.12.2016   | Sale of Coal   |  1.5  |
| 101      | Ardhagram                                               | West Bengal   | OCL Iron and Steel Ltd.                              | 14.07.2016   | NRS            |  0.4  |
| 102      | Barjora                                                 | West Bengal   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | 31.03.2015   | Power          |  0.5  |
| 103      | Barjora (North)                                         | West Bengal   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | 31.03.2015   | Power          |  3    |
| 104- 105 | Gangaramchak, Gangaramchak Bhadulia                     | West Bengal   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited    | 31.03.2015   | Power          |  1    |
| 106      | Khagra Joydev                                           | West Bengal   | Damodar Valley Corporation                           | 31.03.2015   | Power          |  3    |

| 107      | Sarisatolli         | West Bengal   | CESC Limited                                                                                              | 23.03.2015   | Power        | 3.5                    |
|----------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|
| 108- 109 | Tara East &West     | West Bengal   | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited                                                         | 31.03.2015   | Power        | 4                      |
| 110      | Trans Damodar       | West Bengal   | Durgapur Projects Limited                                                                                 | 23.03.2015   | Power        | 1                      |
| 111      | Gourangdhih ABC     | West Bengal   | West Bengal Mineral Development Corporation Limited                                                       | 29.09.2016   | Sale of Coal | 2.5                    |
| 112      | East of Damogoria   | West Bengal   | Bharat Coking Coal Limited                                                                                | 21.11.2019   | Sale of Coal | 4                      |
| 113      | Jaganathpur B       | West Bengal   | Powerplus Traders Pvt. Ltd                                                                                | 13.02.2020   | NRS          | 0.8                    |
| 114      | Kente Extension     | Chhattisgarh  | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (RRVUNL)                                                        | 31.03.2015   | Power        | 9                      |
| 115      | Banai               | Chhattisgarh  | NTPC Ltd                                                                                                  | 31.03.2015   | Power        | Mine plan not approved |
| 116      | Bhalumuda           | Chhattisgarh  | NTPC Ltd                                                                                                  | 31.03.2015   | Power        | Mine plan not approved |
| 117      | Chandrabila         | Odisha        | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO)                                        | 24.02.2016   | Power        | Partially Explored     |
| 118      | Mahajanwadi         | Maharashtra   | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (MAHAGENCO)                                                   | 24.02.2016   | Power        | Partially Explored     |
| 119      | Sarapal-Nuapara     | Odisha        | Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp. Ltd. (APGENCO)                                                      | 24.02.2016   | Power        | under exploration      |
| 120      | Kalyanpur-Badalpara | Jharkhand     | Haryana Power Generation Corp. Ltd.(HPGCL)                                                                | 24.02.2016   | Power        | regionally explored    |
| 121      | Pachwara South      | Jharkhand     | Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL)                                                               | 03.10.2016   | Power        | 9                      |
| 122      | DeochaPachami       | West Bengal   | The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL)                                            | 06.06.2018   | Power        | regionally explored    |
| 123      | Brahmani            | Odisha        | Orissa Minerals Development Company (OMDC)                                                                | 21.07.2016   | Sale of coal | Partly explored        |
| 124      | Kerwa               | Chhattisgarh  | Kerwa Coal Limited (JV of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corpn. and M.P. State Mining Corporation Ltd.) | 21.07.2016   | Sale of coal | regionally explored    |