Lok Sabha Question No. 4096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Coal for Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## COAL FOR POWER PLANTS

4096. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the dependency on coal for power has decreased during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the details of coal consumed by the power sector during the last three years;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  new  coal  power  plants  during the last two years; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) & (b) : The share of coal in electricity generation has remained largely same during the last 3 years. The details of electricity generation from coal during the current year and the last three years, are given at Annexure-I.
- (c ) : The details of coal consumed by the power plants during the last three years and current  year, are given at Annexure-II.
- (d) & (e) : As per the section 7 of Electricity Act 2003, 'Any generating company may  establish,  operate  and  maintain  a  generating  station  without  obtaining  a license  under  this  Act  if  it  complies  with  the  technical  standards  relating  to connectivity  with  the  grid'.  Therefore,  Generation  has  been  de-licensed  and decision  of  setting  up  of  Coal  based  Power  Plants  lies  with  the  individual developers/investors.

***************

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4096 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2017. *********** The details of source wise electricity generation

| Fuel   | 2017-18 (upto-June. 17)*   |                               | 2016-17         |                               | 2015-16         |                               | 2014-15         |                               |
|--------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|        | Generation (MU)            | Share in Total Generation (%) | Generation (MU) | Share in Total Generation (%) | Generation (MU) | Share in Total Generation (%) | Generation (MU) | Share in Total Generation (%) |
|        | 240106.97                  | 72.09                         |                 |                               | 862015.25       | 73.45                         | 800333.88       |                               |
| COAL   |                            |                               |                 |                               |                 |                               |                 |                               |
|        |                            |                               | 910135.81       |                               |                 |                               |                 |                               |
|        |                            |                               |                 | 73.28                         |                 |                               |                 |                               |
|        |                            |                               |                 |                               |                 |                               |                 | 72.07                         |

* PROVISIONAL BASED ON ACTUAL-CUM-ASSESMENT

****************

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4096 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2017. *********** The quantity of coal consumed by the power plants

| Year                     |   Coal Consumption (Million Tonnes) |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                  |                               530.4 |
| 2015-16                  |                               545.9 |
| 2016-17                  |                               574.9 |
| 2017-18 (Apr-June, 2017) |                               151.8 |

******************