Lok Sabha Question No. 5322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Coal Supply to New Thermal Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## Coal Supply to New Thermal Plants

## 5322. SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has ensured coal supply to new thermal power plants in some States;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  COAL,  POWER,  NEW  AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a to c). Coal supply to all Thermal Power Plants (TPPs), including new TPPs, is being made through Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), eAuction (window created for Power Sector) and allocation of coal blocks. The State/UTwise  coal  supply  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  by  Coal  India  Limited  is furnished in the Annexure .

Annexure

| State/UT-wise despatches from CIL (in '000 Tonnes)   | State/UT-wise despatches from CIL (in '000 Tonnes)   | State/UT-wise despatches from CIL (in '000 Tonnes)   | State/UT-wise despatches from CIL (in '000 Tonnes)   | State/UT-wise despatches from CIL (in '000 Tonnes)   | State/UT-wise despatches from CIL (in '000 Tonnes)   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| SL. NO.                                              | States                                               | APR-FEB 2016- 17 (PROV)                              | 2015-16                                              | 2014-15                                              | 2013-14                                              |
| 1                                                    | WEST BENGAL                                          | 40288                                                | 42653                                                | 36651                                                | 37583                                                |
| 2                                                    | BIHAR                                                | 15688                                                | 15583                                                | 13615                                                | 12630                                                |
| 3                                                    | JHARKHAND                                            | 11356                                                | 14583                                                | 13695                                                | 14136                                                |
| 4                                                    | ORISSA                                               | 26487                                                | 28133                                                | 29717                                                | 25622                                                |
| 5                                                    | ASSAM                                                | 618                                                  | 114                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 6                                                    | U.P.                                                 | 66133                                                | 73559                                                | 69836                                                | 67339                                                |
| 7                                                    | PUNJAB                                               | 12801                                                | 11669                                                | 9963                                                 | 5076                                                 |
| 8                                                    | HARYANA                                              | 10481                                                | 13468                                                | 14147                                                | 13487                                                |
| 9                                                    | DELHI                                                | 1180                                                 | 1404                                                 | 2853                                                 | 3759                                                 |
| 10                                                   | RAJASTHAN                                            | 8511                                                 | 11187                                                | 15799                                                | 14569                                                |
| 11                                                   | GUJARAT                                              | 12007                                                | 16178                                                | 19627                                                | 14526                                                |
| 12                                                   | CHHATISGARH                                          | 46373                                                | 48545                                                | 42436                                                | 38310                                                |
| 13                                                   | MADHYA PRADESH                                       | 29722                                                | 37964                                                | 34525                                                | 31983                                                |
| 14                                                   | MAHARASHTRA                                          | 36193                                                | 50174                                                | 44564                                                | 39942                                                |
| 15                                                   | TAMIL NADU                                           | 16663                                                | 19764                                                | 16659                                                | 14862                                                |
| 16                                                   | KARNATAKA                                            | 4213                                                 | 6257                                                 | 5852                                                 | 5272                                                 |
| 17                                                   | TELENGANA                                            | 12                                                   | 318                                                  | 794                                                  | 1941                                                 |
| 18                                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                       | 20501                                                | 17199                                                | 14662                                                | 12793                                                |
| TOTAL                                                | TOTAL                                                | 359227                                               | 408751                                               | 385395                                               | 353830                                               |

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