Lok Sabha Question No. 2210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Power Consumption by CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

Power Consumption by CIL

## 2210. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

## DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  average  need  of  power by Coal India Limited (CIL) to carry on its operation  along  with the  expenditure incurred on power consumption during the last  three  years  and  the  current  year, year-wise;
- (b) whether  the  CIL  proposes  to generate  energy  to  meet  its  own  power consumption, if so, the details thereof along with the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon  and  the  sources  of  funding  the expenditure; and
- (c) whether  any  Memorandum  of  Understanding has been signed by the CIL in this regard, if so, the details thereof and the  present  status  of  the  project?

## ANSWER

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

## (a): Electrical Energy Consumption details of Coal India Limited:

| Sub   | 2012-13                  | 2012-13     | 2013-14                  | 2013-14     | 2014-15                  | 2014-15     | 2015-16 (up to Jan'16)   | 2015-16 (up to Jan'16)   |
|-------|--------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sub   | Actual Power Consumption | Expenditure | Actual Power Consumption | Expenditure | Actual Power Consumption | Expenditure | Actual Power Consumption | Expenditure Rs. Crores   |
| Sub   | (Mill kWh)               | Rs. Crores  | (Mill kWh)               | Rs. Crores  | (Mill kWh)               | Rs. Crores  | (Mill kWh)               |                          |
| ECL   | 824.530                  | 559.07      | 824.590                  | 579.90      | 844.860                  | 601.11      | 731.33                   | 527.93                   |
| BCCL  | 945.450                  | 422.68      | 960.270                  | 427.04      | 926.270                  | 442.20      | 778.120                  | 396.14                   |
| CCL   | 704.200                  | 291.32      | 721.000                  | 303.17      | 741.100                  | 341.22      | 640.240                  | 321.92                   |
| NCL   | 432.353                  | 302.94      | 415.613                  | 314.90      | 423.303                  | 324.08      | 373.256                  | 285.52                   |
| WCL   | 614.660                  | 456.07      | 633.950                  | 462.34      | 591.010                  | 437.71      | 496.240                  | 390.15                   |
| SECL  | 1047.242                 | 680.66      | 1056.532                 | 701.15      | 1065.098                 | 761.24      | 884.664                  | 689.90                   |
| MCL   | 307.331                  | 169.19      | 292.760                  | 169.10      | 305.290                  | 180.99      | 252.890                  | 149.71                   |
| NEC   | 15.820                   | 10.27       | 16.440                   | 11.00       | 16.831                   | 12.74       | 14.198                   | 11.87                    |
| CIL   | 4891.586                 | 2892.22     | 4921.155                 | 2968.62     | 4913.762                 | 3101.30     | 4170.938                 | 2773.16                  |

Mill kWh - Million kWh

- (b) & (c): Coal  India  Limited(CIL)  envisages  setting-up  1000MW  solar  power  and    entered  into Memorandum of Understanding with Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI). SECI has invited tender for  200  MW  in  the  first  phase.    The  funding  pattern  has  not  been  decided  for  the  Solar  project. Mahanadi Basin Power Limited (MBPL) has been formed as Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)  a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited for power generation of 2x800 MW through Pit Head Power plant at Basundhara Coalfields. CIL Board has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a capital  outlay  of  Rs.  11363.18  Crs.  on  08.11.2014.  This  investment  is  envisaged  to  be  funded  with 70 : 30 debt  to equity ratio.   However, the power purchase agreements have not been finalized in both the cases for determining the share of CIL.