Coal and Lignite companies to install additional 5,560 MW renewable capacity by 2030
Coal and Lignite companies have planned to install 5,560 MW of renewable capacity with an investment of over Rs. 15,000 crores
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New Delhi, November 18: The Coal and Lignite companies have planned to install additional 5,560 MW of renewable capacity with an investment of over Rs. 15,000 crores, contributing to India’s commitment of increasing non-fossil energy capacity to 500GW by 2030. This will take the total installed capacity to 7 GW. Coal India alone, has planned to install 3 GW of solar Power in next 5 years to achieve its net zero target.
The Bio-Reclamation of mined out land has already been taken up on a large scale, by all the coal companies through massive tree plantation drive. In next 5 years, target is to cover over 12000 hectares of land for plantation, which will help in having carbon sink potential to tune of over 1 lakh tonne per annum. Monitoring of efforts like these is being done through remote sensing.
Since coal plays a role of primary fuel for power generation in India, the Ministry of Coal has already moved forward with a comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan. Action has already started for its swift implementation Emphasis is to put major thrust on Sustainable Development in coal mining, taking care of the environmental and social impact.
A full-fledged SDC in Ministry of Coal has been established to advice, mentor and plan action to minimis adverse impact of mining. SDC is also formulating future policy framework for environmental mitigation in Coal and Lignite sector of India. Extensive work by Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and its subsidiaries along with Singareni Coal Company Ltd. (SCCL) & NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL) has started already.
The Bio-Reclamation of mined out land has already been taken up on a large scale, by all the coal companies through massive tree plantation drive. In next 5 years, target is to cover over 12000 hectares of land for plantation, which will help in having carbon sink potential to tune of over 1 lakh tonne per annum. Monitoring of efforts like these is being done through remote sensing.
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Use of LNG to substitute diesel consumption in mining and coal transport equipment, has also been planned on a large scale.