Government has launched National Coal Gasification Mission to achieve coal gasification and liquefaction of 100 MT of coal by 2030. In line with the Mission document, Coal India Limited has signed MOUs with BHEL, GAIL and IOCL to take up coal gasification projects in the country.
In order to promote coal gasification, Ministry of Coal has formulated a policy wherein, a provision has been made for 50% rebate in revenue share for all future commercial coal block auctions for the coal used in gasification purpose provided the coal quantity used for gasification is at least 10% of total coal production. Further, separate auction window under NRS sector has been created for making coal available for new coal gasification plants.
The production of coal during the last five years, year-wise is given below-
The amount of coal provided by the government to every State for Power generation during last five years is given below:
Coal India Limited is fulfilling the demand of the Power Sector and the Railways. During the fiscal 2022-23, against the target of 565 Million tonnes, CIL has dispatched 586.6 Million tonnes to the Power Sector, thereby dispatching about 22 Million tonnes over and above the targets. Regarding fulfilling the demand of Railways, the coal demand of the railways (Loco) is meagre. CIL is continuously fulfilling the coal demand (on demand basis as per NCDP Policy) of Railways as and when it is required. The dispatch to Railways (Loco) for the last 2 years from CIL is as under:
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
