The total estimated coal resources in the country is 315.149 billion tonnes as per “The inventory of Geological Resources of Indian Coal” (as on 01.04.2017), prepared by the Geological Survey of India. The total coal extracted from the coalfields of India during 2016-17 is 655.31 million tonnes and since 1950 upto 2016-17 is around 14438.22 million tonne. (As per Coal Controller, MoC, Govt. of India). Every year about 3 to 5 billion tonnes of resources are being added through fresh exploration to the Coal Inventory of India.

STATEWISE GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF COAL IN INDIA AS ON 01.04.2017 (AS per GSI Inventory)
	Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes)
STATE	Measured(Proved)		Indicated		Inferred		Total
WEST BENGAL	13723		12954		4990		31667
BIHAR	0		0		1354		1354
JHARKHAND	44341		31876		6223		82440
MADHYA PRADESH	11269		12760		3645		27673
CHHATTISGARH	19997		34462		2202		56661
UTTAR PRADESH	884		178		0		1062
MAHARASHTRA	7038		3158		2063		12259
ORISSA	34810		34060		8415		77285
ANDHRA PRADESH	0		1149		432		1581
TELANGANA	10402		8542		2520		21464
SIKKIM	0		58		43		101
ASSAM	465		57		3		525
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	31		40		19		90
MEGHALYA	89		17		471		576
NAGALAND	9		0		402		410
GRAND TOTAL	143058		139311		32780		315149

 

 

Year wise annual coal offtake/supply for the last three years is as follows:

 

Year	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Offtake(Mt.)*	603.772	632.442	650.319(Prov.)

 

Source-Coal Statistics of CCO)

            Based on the coal demand projected by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Coal, project reports (PRs)/ Mining Plans are prepared for optimal development of the coal block with the available mining technology suitable for the block. The list of project reports prepared by CMPDI for the subsidiaries of Coal India Limited during last 3 years is enclosed as Annexure.

The issue of Coal Regulatory Authority has to be examined keeping in view the legislative developments that took place after the cancellation of the coal blocks allocated through the Screening Committee route since 1993 by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in 2014. The decision in the matter is yet to be taken.

 

            As an alternative energy source, the Government has up-scaled the target of Renewable Energy capacity to 175 GW by the year 2022, which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from Bio-power and 5 GW from Small Hydro power. So far a total of 64.31 GW capacity has been installed through the implementation of various renewable energy schemes/ programmes upto 31st January 2018 which includes 32.88 GW from Wind, 18.45 GW from Solar, 8.53 GW from Bio-power and 4.45 GW from Small Hydro Power. To promote the production of renewable energy through various schemes/programmes, the Government has taken various steps which  inter alia includes:-

1. Announced a cumulative target of 175 GW renewable energy based electric installed capacity by 2022.
2. Issued guidelines for procurement of solar and wind power through tariff based competitive bidding process.
3. Declared Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2018-19.
4. Declare Renewable Generation Obligation on new coal/lignite based thermal plants.
5. Notified National Offshore Wind Energy Policy.
6. Notified policy for Repowering of Wind Power Projects.
7. Notified standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic systems/devices.
8. Issued order for waiving the Inter State Transmission System charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by March 2019.

This information was made available in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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