Question : Non-coking Coal Washeries

a. the amount of existing non-coking coal washeries of Coal India limited and private washeries functioning along with its total capacity;
b. whether the utilization of these existing washing capacity is sub optimal;
c. if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
d. whether the Government has taken steps to optimally utilize the existing capacity, if so, the details thereof;
e. whether the Coal India Limited proposes to set up more washeries in the coming years; and
f. if so, the steps taken being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a, b, c & d): 4 non-coking washeries with the total capacity of 16.22 MTY in Coal India Limited (CIL) and 18 non-coking washeries with the total capacity of 100.47 MTY in Private Sector were functioning during FY 2018-19. Non coking coal washeries in the private sector are mainly utilized by the consumers having linkage with CIL. The details of capacity, raw coal filed, wash coal generated is given in given below:

SECTOR- PRIVATE (In Million Tonnes)
Type Owner Company Name of Washery Capacity (MTPA) FY 2018-19
Raw Coal feed Washed coal
b) Non-Coking Adani Enterprises Ltd. AEL 15.00 15.00 11.98
Aryan Coal Beneficiation (India) Ltd. Chakabura 7.50 2.63 2.21
Dipka 14.00 9.79 7.93
Panderpauni 2.62 0.00 0.00
Gevra 6.25 3.61 3.02
Binjhari 4.80 0.60 0.52
Hemgir 5.00 0.00 0.00
Aryan Energy Pvt. Ltd. Talcher 2.34 1.41 1.12
Global Coal & Mining Pvt. Ltd. IB Valley 3.50 1.77 1.24
Ramagundam 1.00 0.58 0.39
Talcher 4.00 2.11 1.47
Manuguru 0.96 0.76 0.29
Jindal Power ltd. JPL 4.75 0.08 0.07
Kartikay coal Washeries Pvt. Ltd. Wani 2.50 0.14 0.10
Spectrum Coal & Power ltd. Ratija 11.00 8.72 7.11
Talcher 9.52 3.71 2.73
Maruti Clean Coal 3.33 0 0
Gupta Coalfield & washeries ltd. Ramagundam 2.40 0 0
Total Pvt. Non-Coking 100.47 50.91 40.17

CIL (In Million Tonnes)
Owner Company Name of Washery Capacity (MTPA) FY 2018-19
Raw Coal feed Washed coal
Central Coalfields Ltd. Gidi 2.50 0.173 0.088
Piparwar 6.50 6.469 6.430
Kargali 2.72 0 0
Northern Coalfields Ltd. Bina Deshaling Plant 4.50 3.525 2.942
Total 16.22 10.167 9.460

Capacity utilization of a washery depends on various governing factors, such as plant efficiency, market demand, coal availability, cost of washing etc. which are broadly the business decisions to be taken by the concern washery operator/ coal company/ linked consumer.

(e & f): CIL proposes to set up 7 more non-coking coal washeries with a combined capacity of 59 MTPA. Out of these, construction in case of one washery has started. Ministry of Coal has set up an inter Ministerial committee to monitor the progress of construction of washeries.


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