Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Coal

27-November-2012 13:32 IST

As per the XII Five Year Plan, the gap between the projected demand and the domestic production of coal the terminal year 2016-17 is estimated to be 185.50 million tones.   

The projected domestic production is 795 million tonnes as per the optimistic scenario assessed by the Working Group for formulation of the XII Five Year Plan. It is proposed to secure the supplies both through domestic production as well as import. For enhancing domestic production a number of new projects in public sector coal companies have been proposed to be taken up during the XII Plan. Besides a number of captive blocks are also envisaged to contribute in enhancing the production in the XII Plan.     

The total expenditure incurred on import of coal during the last three years is approx. Rs. 15,95,672 (million). A little amount of coal has been exported to neighboring countries for several years. 

Import and Export of coal during the last three years is as under:-      

(Quantity in million tonnes and value in million rupees)

 This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal, Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil in a written reply in Lok sabha today.

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NCJ/ RV

Coal supply shortfall prompts combined domestic production and import strategy to secure national energy requirements. A projected shortfall between coal demand and domestic output under the XII Five Year Plan necessitates a dual approach: accelerate domestic production via new public sector projects and captive mining blocks, while supplementing supplies through imports. Import activity and associated expenditure over recent years are reported to contextualise the strategy, showing imports as a complementary mechanism to meet immediate shortfalls alongside planned capacity expansion.