Question : Reduction of Carbon Footprints

(a) whether the Government has taken adequate measures to reduce carbon footprints by reducing the production, supply and use of coal in various industries in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries had given any specific reply to the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the current status of coal production, supply and use for the ongoing projects and for the newly proposed projects of CIL and its subsidiaries as well as NLC India?

Answer given by the minister



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

(a) & (b): Government has taken balanced approach to reduce carbon footprints. The share of fossil fuel based energy generation has been reduced and there is thrust to promote non-fossil fuel based energy resources. Specific measures have been taken by the Government to reduce emission intensity, thus reducing carbon footprints with a view:
• To achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF).
• To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
• To generate alternative sources of energy, like solar power.

(c): Coal India Limited (CIL) & its subsidiaries have given stress on reduction of carbon footprint by technology upgradation in mining, exploring alternative source of energy (like generation of solar power), create additional forest & green cover, and installation of LED & solar light etc. SCCL has also planned to install 300 MW solar power plants in next 2-3 years to reduce the carbon footprints.

(d): Current status of coal production, supply for the ongoing projects and newly proposed projects of CIL and its subsidiary companies in FY 2018-19 having sanction capital Rs. 150 Crore are as follows:

S.No SUB PROJECT TYPE TOTAL CAPCITY
(MTY) PROD
2018-19 (MT)
1 ECL JHANJRA COMBINED UG 3.50 3.38
2 ECL PARASEA BELBAID UG 2.07 0.00
3 ECL SIDULI UG+OC UG 2.32 0.11
4 ECL TILABONI UG 1.86 0.00
5 ECL CHITRA EAST RCE OC 2.50 2.03
6 ECL HURA C OC 3.00 0.00
7 ECL NAKRAKONDA KUMARDI B OC 3.00 0.00
8 ECL SONEPUR-BAZARI COMB. OC 8.00 10.03
9 BCCL KAPURIA BLOCK UG 2.00 0.00
10 BCCL MOONIDIH XV SEAM UG 2.50 0.00
11 BCCL MURAIDIH UG 2.00 0.00
12 BCCL NORTH TISRA SOUTH TISRA EXPANSION OC 6.00 2.25
13 CCL CHURI-BENTI CM UG 0.81 0.00
14 CCL PAREJ EAST RPR UG 0.51 0.00
15 CCL PIPARWAR PH-1 UG 0.87 0.00
16 CCL AMRAPALI OC 12.00 10.20
17 CCL KALYANI OC 2.00 0.00
18 CCL KARMA OC 1.00 0.65
19 CCL MAGADH EXPN. OC 20.00 4.90
20 CCL NORTH URIMARI EXPN OC 7.50 2.97
21 CCL PICHRI OC 1.20 0.00
22 CCL RAJRAPPA RCE OC 3.00 1.33
23 CCL TAPIN OC 2.50 1.69
24 CCL TETARIAKHAR UCE OC 2.50 1.03
25 NCL BLOCK - B EXPN. OCP OC 8.00 0.00
26 NCL DUDHICHUA EXPN OC 20.00 15.50
27 NCL JAYANT EXPN OC 20.00 18.37
28 NCL KHADIA EXPN. OC 10.00 11.40
29 NCL SIMARIA OC 2.00 0.00
30 WCL DHANKASA UG 1.00 0.00
31 WCL JAMUNIA UG 0.84 0.00
32 WCL GANDHIGRAM UG 1.26 0.00
33 WCL ADASA UG to OC OC 1.50 0.00
34 WCL AMALGAMATED INDER KAMTEE DEEP OC OC 3.20 0.00
35 WCL AMALGAMATED PAUNI II & III OC 3.25 0.60
36 WCL AMALGAMATED YEKONA-I & II OC 2.75 0.11
37 WCL BELLORA NAIGAON DEEP OC 1.00 0.00
38 WCL BHANEGAON RPR OC 1.00 0.54
39 WCL BHATADIH EXPN. OC 0.98 0.98
40 WCL DHUPTALA ( SASTI UG to OC) OC 2.50 0.00
41 WCL DINESH (MAKRADHAKRA-III) OC 4.00 3.26
42 WCL DURGAPUR EXTN DEEP OC OC 3.00 1.54
43 WCL GONDEGAON GHATROHAN AMLG RPR OC 3.50 3.50
44 WCL GOURI DEEP OC 0.40 0.60
45 WCL KOLAR PIMPRI EXTN OC 1.50 1.32
46 WCL MUGOLI NIRGUDA EXTENSION DEEP OC 3.50 3.78
47 WCL NEW MAJRI UG TO OC OC 0.80 1.20
48 WCL NILJAI EXPN DEEP OC 3.50 3.05
49 WCL PENGANGA OC 4.00 6.30
50 WCL SAONER-I UG TO OC, PH-I OC 1.30 0.00
51 WCL SINGHORI OC 0.85 0.80
52 WCL UKNI DEEP OC 2.00 0.00
53 WCL VISHNUPURI UG TO OC OC 2.00 0.00
54 SECL BATURA HIGHWALL UG 0.50 0.00
55 SECL AMADAND RPR OC 4.00 1.90
56 SECL AMERA UCE OC 1.00 0.29
57 SECL AMGAON RCE OC 1.00 0.13
58 SECL AMRITDHARA OC 2.00 0.00
59 SECL BAROUD EXPANSION RCE OC 3.00 1.39
60 SECL BIJARI RCE OC 1.50 0.00
61 SECL CHHAL SEAM-III OC 6.00 0.00
62 SECL DURGAPUR OC 6.00 0.00
63 SECL GEVRA EXPN OC 70.00 42.25
64 SECL JAGANNATHPUR RCE OC 3.00 0.00
65 SECL JHIRIA WEST OC 1.50 0.00
66 SECL KANCHAN EXPN OC 2.00 0.58
67 SECL KARTALI EAST OC 2.50 0.00
68 SECL KUSMUNDA EXPN OC 50.00 40.00
69 SECL MADANNAGAR OC 12.00 0.00
70 SECL MAHAMAYA UG TO OC OC 1.50 0.23
71 SECL MALACHUA OC 3.00 0.00
72 SECL MANIKPUR EXPN. OC 3.50 4.53
73 SECL PELMA OC 15.00 0.00
74 SECL RAJNAGAR RPR OC 1.70 0.10
75 SECL RAMPUR BATURA OC 4.00 0.00
76 SECL VIJAY WEST OC 3.00 0.00
77 MCL ANANTA EXPN.PH-III OC 15.00 8.25
78 MCL BALARAM EXTN. OC 8.00 3.63
79 MCL BASUNDHARA WEST EXTN. OC 7.00 2.46
80 MCL BHARATPUR REORGANISATION OC 20.00 10.64
81 MCL BHUBANESWARI OC 20.00 28.00
82 MCL GARJANBAHAL OC 10.00 2.811
83 MCL HINGULA-II EXPN.PH-III OC 15.00 6.23
84 MCL JAGANNATH RO PH-III EXTENSION OC 6.00 5.01
85 MCL KANIHA OC 10.00 6.62
86 MCL KULDA OC 15.00 12.81
87 MCL KULDA EXPN OC 0.00 0.00
88 MCL LAKHANPUR BELPAHAR LILARI OC 30.00 0.00
89 MCL SIARMAL OC 40.00 0.00
TOTAL 595.97 291.26

Coal production in respect of NLC India Limited has not started till date.


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