CIL

Coal India Limited (CIL) the state-owned coal mining corporate came into being in November 1975. With a modest production of 79 Million Tonnes (MTs) at the year of its inception CIL, today is the single largest coal producer in the world and one of the largest corporate employers with manpower of 239210(as of 1st April, 2023). CIL functions through its subsidiaries in 83 mining areas spread over eight (8) states of India. Coal India Limited has 322 mines (as of 1st April 2023) of which 138 are underground, 171 opencast, and 13 mixed mines, and also manages other establishments like workshops, hospitals, and so on. CIL has 21 training Institutes and 76 Vocational Training Centres. Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM) as a state-of-the-art Management Training ‘Centre of Excellence’ – the largest Corporate Training Institute in India – operates under CIL and conducts multi-disciplinary programs.

CIL is a Maharatna company – a privileged status conferred by the Government of India to select state-owned enterprises in order to empower them to expand their operations and emerge as global giants. The select club has only ten members out of more than three hundred Central Public Sector Enterprises in the country.

CIL has eleven fully owned subsidiary companies viz. Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), CIL Navi Karniya Urja Limited for development of non-conventional/clean & renewable energy and CIL Solar PV Limited for development of solar photovoltaic module. CIL has a foreign subsidiary in Mozambique namely Coal India Africana Limitada (CIAL). Further, CIL has five Joint Venture companies- Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited, Talcher Fertilizers Ltd., CIL NTPC Urja Pvt. Ltd., Coal Lignite Urja Vikas Private Limited & International Coal Venture Private Limited.

The mines in Assam i.e. North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) are managed directly by CIL.

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd has four (4) Subsidiaries, SECL has two (2) Subsidiaries and CCL has one (1) subsidiary.

Unmatched Strategic Relevance:

Contributes to 85% of total domestic coal production and 75% of total coal-based generation. CIL contributes to 55% of total power generation and meets 40 % of the primary commercial energy requirements of the country. Operates Asia’s largest opencast coal mine at Gevra with 52.50 Mntn per annum coal production. Plays a key role in “Make in India” and making India incorporate globally competitive.

Production and Growth:

CIL ended the year with the best-ever production figure of 703.21 MT registering a growth of 12.94 %, the highest ever offtake of 694.69 MT a massive 32.80 MT increase over 2021-22 recording a growth of 5%, and the greatest overburden removal (OBR) at 1644292 MCum reporting a growth of 20.7%.

Gevra OC of SECL became the single highest-producing mine with 52.50 Million Te. Coal production. MCL maintained its number one position amongst the subsidiaries with the highest coal production of 193.26 Million Te. BCCL, CCL, NCL, WCL, and MCL achieved their respective Coal production targets for FY 23 with a growth of 18.6%, 10.5%, 7.1%, 11.4%, and 14.9% respectively over last year.

The raw coal offtake during 2022-23 stood at its highest-ever level of 694.69 Million Tonnes (MT) in comparison to 661.89 MT during 2021-22. The offtake in 2022-23 recorded a growth of 5% over 2021-22 breaking all previous records of offtake and wagon loading performance.

Projects:

There are 117 ongoing Mining projects having an annual capacity of 928.7 MTY which have contributed 501 MT in the year 2022-23.

24 mining projects have been approved in FY 22-23 with an incremental capacity of 58.98 Mty. These projects are expected to contribute additional production to augment the coal production of CIL to 1 billion tonnes by FY 2025-26.

Consumer Satisfaction:

Consumer satisfaction is a priority area for CIL and for enhanced consumer satisfaction, special emphasis has been given to the Quality Management of Coal from the mine to the dispatch point. All consumers of CIL have the option for quality assessment through independent third-party sampling agencies. As a result of conscious and continuous measures taken towards quality maintenance, the gap between the weighted average of declared and analyzed GCV of coal is well within one GCV band.

Touching People’s lives at the grass root level:

Unlike other parts of the world, coal reserves in India are mostly under forest land or in tribal inhabited areas. Inevitably coal mining displaces people. But, CIL has a well-structured Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy for Project Affected People. The company Pursues ‘Mining with a human face’ through a socially sustainable inclusive model of growth by making Project Affected People stakeholders in the decision-making process for their livelihood.

Corporate Citizen:

CIL is one of the highest CSR spenders amongst the PSUs. CSR activities undertaken by the Company include education, healthcare, women empowerment, skill development sports, etc. CIL and its subsidiaries have spent Rs 513 crores on CSR activities during 2022-23.

Coal beneficiation

CIL is taking the initiative to augment its capacity to benefit coking coal, a scarce resource used for the production of coke, a major raw material for the manufacture of Crude Steel through Blast Furnaces to match up to the burgeoning demand of the metal till 2030.

CIL is presently operating 13 Coal Washeries with a total operable washing capacity of 24.94 MTY. Out of these, 11 are coking coal washeries and balance 2 are non-coking, with operable capacities of 13.94 MTY and 11 MTY respectively. The total washed coal production from the existing coking coal washeries during 2022-23 was about 2.152 MT, a growth of more than 33.7% from 2021-22.

Care for Environment/ Environmental Management:

Coal mining is usually associated with the degradation of natural resources and the environmental challenges from coal mining are a known fact. Coal India being a responsible corporation follows a holistic approach to mining and follows sustainable coal mining practices. A conceptual framework is in place to minimize and mitigate the environmental effects. Concerted efforts are constantly made to address environmental issues.

CIL continuously reiterates its obligation to encourage synchronization with the environment and pursue viable coal mining. Widespread tree plantation programs are undertaken every year by Coal India on OB dumps, along haul roads, around mines, residential colonies, and other available land. CIL has planted 31.01 Lakh samplings in 1613.39 Ha including inside and outside the mine lease area in 2022-23 with an increase of about 10 % over the previous year in terms of area of plantation.

It has also undertaken the creation of eco-parks as part of reclamation, to boost local tourism and promote conservation in the mining areas. The company has developed 30 eco parks on mined-out land with tourist amenities. Mine water discharged from CIL’s mines has benefitted 11.10 lakh people in 837 villages in the proximity of CIL’s mining areas in FY 2022-23.

CIL HQ obtained re-certification of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 50001:2018 for Quality Management, Environment Management, and Energy Management Systems respectively from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in 2022 with validity up to Oct 2025. As of 31st March 2023, ECL, NCL, MCL, CCL (27 units), and WCL (83 units) are certified for Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2017). CMPDI HQ and its seven RIs are certified for ISO 9001:2015. Moreover, CMPDIL HQ, Ranchi has been certified with ISO 37001:2016 (Anti-Bribery Management System).

Conservation of Energy:

Conservation of Energy is a priority area for CIL and various measures are taken towards reduction in specific energy consumption. High-wattage luminaries /conventional light fittings have been replaced with low power-consuming LEDs of appropriate wattage in the majority of the places for quarry lighting, UG mine lighting, street lighting, office, and other workplaces, townships, etc., thereby resulting in huge savings in electricity consumption high energy efficient super fans have been installed in different subsidiaries of CIL. Energy Efficient Water Heaters have been installed at different places in CIL subsidiaries, and Auto Timers in Street Lights have been installed at different places in CIL subsidiaries. Almost all the areas of the subsidiary companies have maintained Power Factors 0.90 to 0.99 during 2022-23 by installing capacitor banks of appropriate KVAR rating.

Various steps have been taken for utilizing solar power as an alternative source of energy such as in kilo-watt scale rooftop solar plants are in successful operation. Additional rooftop solar capacity added during 2022-23 was 3.393 MWp.