Tuesday 28 August 2012

'Coal India output to reach 333.33 mn tons in 2016-17'

Source :PIB
27 August, 2012


Coal India has catered to power sector requirements of the country by supplying 312.02 million tons in 2011-12 as against the target of 328.21 million tons an achievement 95%, said PratikPrakashbapu Patil, Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal while replying a written question in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

NEW DELHI(Commodity Online): Coal production from ongoing projects of Coal India Limited—India's coal giant--is programmed to increase from 227.50 million tons in 2011-12 to 333.33 million tons in 2016-17. Another 96.13 million tons is envisaged to come from future new or expansion projects to be taken up during XII plan.

Coal India has catered to power sector requirements of the country by supplying 312.02 million tons in 2011-12 as against the target of 328.21 million tons an achievement 95%, said PratikPrakashbapu Patil, Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal while replying a written question in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Compared to the supply to power utilities of 304.145 million tons in 2010-11, the supply in 2011-12 has been 2.59 % more than the previous year.

The Minister stated that the actual production by CIL in 2011-12 was 435.84 million tons as against the revised target (RE) of 447.00 million tons which is
97.5% of the target.

The main reasons for shortfall in production have been incessant rains in the 1st Quarter and 2nd Quarter of the year, delay in forestry & environmental clearances, law & order problems particularly in CCL (Jharkhand) & MCL (Orissa), R&R and Land acquisition problems and Coal evacuation problem in some of the growing coalfields like CCL, MCL and SECL.

The steps taken by CIL to boost the production includes production augmentation from existing mines through mechanization and modernization.

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