Lok Sabha Question No. 1293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Production/Demand/Supply/ Import of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE, R.P. MARUTHARAJAA, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, RITI PATHAK, BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1293

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## Production /Demand/Supply/Import of Coal

1293.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI SHANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

SHRI R.P.MARUTHARAJAA:

DR. P.VENUGOPAL:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is the shortage of coal in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon including world ranking of India in coal production;
- (b)  the  production,  demand  supply  and  import  of  coal  by  Coal  India  Limited  and  its subsidiaries and the private sector separately during each of the last three years and the current year, company and State-wise;
- (c)whether the Government has taken any steps to encourage the private investments for coal development particularly for acquiring new technologies, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  end  the  import  of  coal  and  reduce  the  extra burden on coal users, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the CIL which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal production is targeting  one  billion  tonnes  of  coal  production  by  the  year  2020,  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): The total consumption of coal during  2014-15 was 819.7Mte. against the supply of domestic coal of 607.6 Mte. The gap between total consumption & domestic supply has been  met  through  import  of  coal  to  the  extent  of  212.10Mte.    India  is  the  3 rd   largest producer of coal in the World.

(b): As per Annual Plan 2015-16 of Ministry of Coal, the all India  demand, production and supply of coal during last three years and the current year is given below:-

(in million tonnes)

| Year                            |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16 April- Dec.   |
|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| Total demand (Mte)              |    772.84 |    769.69 |    787.03 | --                    |
| Total domestic Production (Mte) |    556.4  |    565.77 |    612.44 | 447.48                |
| Total domestic Supply (Mte)     |    567.14 |    572.06 |    607.63 | 463.23                |
| Total Import (Mte)              |    145.79 |    166.86 |    212.1  | 127.52*               |

*Import of coal upto November, 2015.                          Source: CCO

Company-wise and State-wise production of coal in the country during the last three years and the current year is given below:-

|                                    | Coal Production (Mte)              | Coal Production (Mte)              | Coal Production (Mte)              | Coal Production (Mte)              | Coal Production (Mte)              |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Company                            | State                              | 2012-13                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            | 2015-16                            |
|                                    | State                              | Actual                             | Actual                             | Actual                             | April-Dec 2015 (Prov)              |
|                                    | West Bengal                        | 17.59                              | 18.88                              | 20.61                              | 14.04                              |
|                                    | Jharkhand                          | 16.32                              | 17.17                              | 19.40                              | 12.06                              |
| ECL                                |                                    | 33.91                              | 36.05                              | 40.01                              | 26.10                              |
|                                    | West Bengal                        | 0.07                               | 1.55                               | 1.05                               | 1.95                               |
|                                    | Jharkhand                          | 31.14                              | 31.07                              | 33.46                              | 23.45                              |
| BCCL                               |                                    | 31.21                              | 32.61                              | 34.51                              | 25.40                              |
|                                    | Jharkhand                          | 48.06                              | 50.02                              | 55.65                              | 41.50                              |
| CCL                                |                                    | 48.06                              | 50.02                              | 55.65                              | 41.50                              |
|                                    | Uttar Pradesh                      | 16.09                              | 14.72                              | 14.96                              | 8.84                               |
|                                    | Madhya Pradesh                     | 53.93                              | 53.92                              | 57.53                              | 47.64                              |
| NCL                                |                                    | 70.02                              | 68.64                              | 72.48                              | 56.48                              |
|                                    | Madhya Pradesh                     | 6.31                               | 5.55                               | 5.79                               | 4.74                               |
|                                    | Maharashtra                        | 35.98                              | 34.18                              | 35.36                              | 25.56                              |
| WCL                                |                                    | 42.29                              | 39.73                              | 41.15                              | 30.30                              |
|                                    | Madhya Pradesh                     | 15.18                              | 14.12                              | 13.08                              | 9.81                               |
|                                    | Chattisgarh                        | 103.04                             | 110.14                             | 115.19                             | 86.35                              |
| SECL                               |                                    | 118.22                             | 124.26                             | 128.28                             | 96.16                              |
| MCL                                | Odisha                             | 107.89                             | 110.44                             | 121.38                             | 97.39                              |
| NEC                                | Assam                              | 0.60                               | 0.66                               | 0.78                               | 0.17                               |
| Total CIL                          |                                    | 452.21                             | 462.42                             | 494.24                             | 373.51                             |
| SCCL                               | Telangana                          | 53.19                              | 50.47                              | 52.54                              | 43.24                              |
| Others #                           | -                                  | 51.00                              | 52.88                              | 65.66                              | 30.73                              |
| Total                              |                                    | 556.40                             | 565.77                             | 612.44                             | 447.48                             |
| # Others including private sector. | # Others including private sector. | # Others including private sector. | # Others including private sector. | # Others including private sector. | # Others including private sector. |

(c): In order to bring in better technology through private investment, development of some  of coal blocks assigned to CIL is envisaged through engaging  Mine Development & Operator(MDO). The CIL has finalized a Model Contract Agreement (MCA) to facilitate it. This was with a view to create a conductive environment for private operators to invest & operate in coal sector.

( d): The import of coal has been kept under Open General License (OGL) and users are  free  to  import  coal  from  the  sources  of  their  choice  as  per  their  contractual prices on payment of applicable duty. In order to minimize the import dependency of coal, the focus of the Government is to increase the domestic production of coal by expediting Environment & Forest clearances expeditiously, pursuing with State Government for assistance in land acquisition and making coordinated efforts with Railways for movement of coal.Inspite of these steps, the entire demand of coal will not be met indigenously as supply of coking coal in country is limited and certain power plants were designed on the basis of imported coal in earlier years.

(e): The overall production of coal in 2014-15 was 612.44 Mte. of which, production from CIL was 494.23 Mte. which constitutes 81% of the total coal production. A roadmap has been prepared by Coal India Limited (CIL) to enhance production of coal to 1 Billion Tonnes of Coal by 2019-20. This includes capacity addition from new projects, use of mass production technologies and identification of existing ongoing projects with growth potential.

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