Question : Auction of Coal Blocks-Mines

(a) the details of coal blocks/mines auctioned/re-allocated and the revenue shared with the concerned State Governments during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has allowed the States quota in bidding and allocation of coal blocks, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the cases of cartelisation/ irregularities/illegal mining have come to the notice of the Government in the auction of the said coal blocks in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard; and

(d) whether the Government has allotted/proposes to reserve some of the coal blocks/mines for the unregulated sector, if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister




MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): So far, the Government has auctioned/allocated 74 coal mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder. The estimated revenue which would accrue to the coal bearing States concerned from the allotment of 43 coal mines and auction of 31 coal mines during the life of mine/lease period is Rs. 1,96,698 Crores and 1,48,276 Crores respectively. The State wise details of the coal mines/blocks auctioned/allotted as well as the revenue already transferred to the coal bearing States concerned is at the Annexure.

In addition, 10 coal blocks have been allocated under Rule 4 of the ‘Auction by Competitive Bidding Rules, 2012’, the details of which is in the table below. Since production from these 10 coal blocks is yet to commence, no revenue has been generated as of now.

S.
No. Coal block / Host State Allottee Company(ies) Geological Reserves allotted
in Million Tonnes (MT)
1. Bhalumuda/ Chhattisgarh NTPC Ltd. 550.00
2. Banai/Chhattisgarh NTPC Ltd. 629.00
3. Kente Extn./Chhattisgarh Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. 200.00
4. Gondbahera Ujheni/ Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd. 532.00
5. Tentuloi/Odisha Odisha Thermal Power Corp. Ltd. 1234.00
6. Kudanali-Luburi/Odisha NTPC Ltd. 266.00
J&K State Power Dev. Corp. Ltd. 130.00
7. Chandrabila/Odisha Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation 550.00
8. Mahajanwadi/Maharashtra Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. 340.00
9. Sarapal-Nuapara/Odisha Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd. 701.00
10. Kalyanpur-Badalpara/ Jharkhand Haryana Power Generation Corp. Ltd. 102.00



(b): No Sir. There was no provision of any quota for the States in the auction/allotment of coal mines conducted so far.

(c): A few complaints were received regarding cartelization in bidding. However, no complaint substantiating illegal mining in the coal mines/blocks auctioned/allotted has been received. The Government has not approved the bids in case of 4 coal mines namely Gare Palma IV/2 & 3, Gare Palma IV/1 and Tara as final closing bid price was not found to be reflecting fair value.
(d): For the purpose of auction, specified end-uses other than power viz. Iron & Steel, Cement and Captive Power Plants have been clubbed as “Non-Regulated Sector”. The Government has so far successfully auctioned 22 coal mines out of 31 to the non-regulated sector under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder, the details of which is as under.
SL.No State Name of Coal Mine No. of Mines
1 Chhattisgarh Chotia 1
Gare Palma IV-4 1
Gare Palma IV-5 1
Gare Palma IV-7 1
Gare-Palma Sector-IV/8 1
Chhattisgarh Total 5
2 Jharkhand Brinda and Sasai 2
Dumri 1
Kathautia 1
Lohari 1
Meral 1
Moitra 1
Jharkhand Total 7
3 Madhya Pradesh Bicharpur 1
Mandla North 1
Mandla-South 1
Sial Ghoghri 1
Madhya Pradesh Total 4
4 Maharashtra Belgaon 1
Majra 1
Marki Mangli III 1
Marki Mangli-I 1
Nerad Malegaon 1
Maharashtra Total 5
5 West Bengal Ardhagram 1
West Bengal Total 1
Grand Total 22

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Annexure
SL.
No. State Name of Coal Mine Successful Bidder / Allottee Revenue
Transferred
(in Rs)
till January, 2016
1 Chhattisgarh Chotia BHARAT ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD 4118857024.25
2 Gare Palma IV-4 HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
3 Gare Palma IV-5 HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
4 Gare Palma IV-7 Monnet Ispat & Energy Limited
5 Gare Palma Sector I Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited
6 Gare Palma Sector II Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd
7 Gare Palma Sector III Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd
8 Gare-Palma Sector-IV/8 AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED
9-10 Gidhmuri, Paturia Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd
11 Parsa Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd
12-13 Parsa East, Kanta Basan Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd
14 Talaipalli NTPC Ltd
15 Jharkhand Badam Bihar State Power Generation Co Ltd 4533190720.00
16 Banhardih Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd
17-18 Brinda and Sasai USHA MARTIN LIMITED
19-20 Chatti Bariatu,
Chatti Bariatu South NTPC Ltd
21 Dumri HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
22 Ganeshpur GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Limited
23 Jitpur Adani Power Limited
24 Kathautia HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
25 Kerandari NTPC Ltd
26 Lohari ARAANYA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED
27 Meral Trimula Industries Limited
28 Moitra JSW STEEL LIMITED
29 Pachhwara Central Punjab State Power Corp Ltd
30 Pachhwara North West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
31 Parbatpur-Central** Steel Authority of India Ltd
32 Rajbar D & E Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd
33 Saharpur Jamarpani UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd
34 Sitanala Steel Authority of India Ltd
35 Tokisud North ESSAR POWER MP LIMITED
36 Madhya Pradesh Amelia North Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited 1586751062.00
37 Bicharpur UltraTech Cement Limited
38 Mandla North Jaiprakash Associates Limited
39 Mandla-South Jaypee Cement Corporation Limited
40 Sial Ghoghri RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED
41-46 Maharashtra Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III,
Baranj IV,Manora Deep & Kiloni Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd 415211682.75
47 Belgaon Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited
48 Majra Jaypee Cement Corporation Limited
49 Marki Mangli III B.S. Ispat Limited
50 Marki Mangli-I Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd
51 Nerad Malegaon INDRAJIT POWER PRIVATE LIMITED
52 Odisha Dulanga NTPC Ltd 1051662629.50
53 Mandakini** MANDAKINI EXPLORATION AND MINING LIMITED
54 Mandakini B** NTPC Ltd.
55-56 Manoharpur & Manoharpur Dipside Odisha Coal & Power Limited
57 Naini The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd
58 Talabira-I GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Limited
59 Utkal - C** Monnet Power Company Ltd
60-61 Utkal-E, Utkal-D** NALCO
62 Talabira II & III** Neyvelli Lignite Corporation Limited
63 Telangana Tadicherla-I Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd. 95085761.00
64 West Bengal Ardhagram* OCL IRON AND STEEL LTD 2156218166.75
65 Barjora West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
66 Barjora (North) West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
67-68 Gangaramchak,
Gangaramchak Bhadulia West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
69 Kasta East** West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
70 Khagra Joydev Damodar Valley Corporation
71 Sarisatolli CESC Limited
72-73 Tara East & West West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
74 Trans Damodar THE DURGAPUR PROJECTS LIMITED
Total 13956977046.25

* Successful Bidder is appointed as Designated Custodian
**Allotment / Vesting Order is yet to be issued.

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