Strategies to Increase Coal Production & Reduce Non-Essential Imports

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As per the present import coverage, coal is stored below Open Common License (OGL) and shoppers are free to import coal from the supply of their selection as per their contractual settlement on fee of relevant obligation. A lot of the requirement of coal within the nation is met by way of indigenous manufacturing. The main target of the Authorities is on rising home manufacturing of coal and eliminating non-essential import of coal. Within the 12 months 2022-23, coal manufacturing elevated by about 14.77% over the earlier 12 months. In the course of the present 12 months until July, 2023, home coal manufacturing has elevated by over 9.2% in comparison with the identical interval of final 12 months. The home coal manufacturing is estimated to extend to a couple of Billion Tonne (BT) within the present 12 months 2023-24.

The Central Electrical energy Authority (CEA) has reported that the receipt of home coal has elevated to energy sector from 569.5 Million Tonnes (MT) throughout 2019-20 to 731.7 MT throughout 2022-23 with Compound Annual Progress Price (CAGR) of 8.6%. Additional, throughout April 2023 – June 2023, coal import by Energy Sector has decreased to the extent of 14.21MT as in comparison with 16.36MT throughout the corresponding interval of final 12 months. As per the Day by day Coal Report (DCR) of the CEA, the coal inventory obtainable as on 5^th August, 2023 on the Thermal Energy Plant (TPP) is 32.09 MT, which is ample for round 16 days.

The steps taken by the Authorities to make the nation self-sufficient within the manufacturing of coal are as below:

1. Common evaluations by Ministry of Coal to expedite the event of coal blocks.
2. Enactment of Mines and Minerals (Growth and Regulation) Modification Act, 2021 for enabling captive mines house owners (apart from atomic minerals) to promote as much as 50% of their annual mineral (together with coal) manufacturing within the open market after assembly the requirement of the top use plant linked with the mine in such method as could also be prescribed by the Central Authorities on fee of such further quantity.
3. Single Window Clearance portal for the coal sector to hurry up the operationalization of coal mines.
4. Mission Monitoring Unit for hand-holding of coal block allottees for acquiring numerous approvals / clearances for early operationalization of coal mines.
5. Public sale of economic mining on income sharing foundation launched in 2020. Below business mining scheme, rebate of fifty % on ultimate supply could be allowed for the amount of coal produced sooner than scheduled date of manufacturing. Additionally, incentives on coal gasification or liquefaction (rebate of fifty % on ultimate supply) have been granted.
6. Coal India Restricted is adopting Mass Manufacturing Applied sciences (MPT) in its Underground (UG) mines, primarily Steady Miners (CMs), wherever possible. Coal India Restricted has additionally envisaged working giant numbers of Highwalls (HW) mines in view of the supply of Deserted / Discontinued mines. Coal India Restricted can also be planning giant capability UG mines wherever possible.
7. In its Opencast (OC) mines, Coal India Restricted already has State-of-the-Artwork know-how in its excessive capability Excavators, Dumpers and Floor Miners. Digitization is being tried on pilot scale in 7 of its mega mines and shall be replicated additional.
8. SCCL has deliberate to provide 75 MT by 2023-24 from the current degree of 67 MT. Common liasioning is being undertaken for grounding of latest tasks. As well as, progress of actions of latest tasks and operations of current tasks is being frequently monitored.

Ministry of Coal is coordinating with Ministry of Railways to reinforce coal evacuation & distribution capabilities. At current, 13 Railway traces are being constructed in collaboration with the Ministry of Railways for enlargement of coal distribution capabilities, that are at numerous phases of development.

A complete of 67 First Mile Connectivity (FMC) Tasks with 885 MT capability being taken up in 3 phases to attain capability of 1 BT mechanized dealing with of coal. According to the purpose of PM Gati Shakti, the Ministry of Coal has undertaken railway tasks costing Rs. 26000 Cr to develop multimodal connectivity.

To make sure steady coal provide to energy sector an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising representatives from Ministries of Energy, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways, CEA, CIL and SCCL meets frequently to take numerous operational choices to reinforce provide of coal to thermal energy vegetation in addition to for assembly any contingent conditions regarding Energy Sector together with to alleviate important coal inventory place in energy vegetation. Along with this, an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has been constituted comprising Chairman, Railway Board, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Secretary, Ministry of Surroundings, Forest and Local weather Change, and Secretary, Ministry of Energy to observe augmentation of coal provide and energy era capability.