Lok Sabha Question No. 3049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Coal Requirement
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3049

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.3.2018

## Coal Requirement

## 3049. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the current requirement of coal for power plants in the country including Gujarat;
- (b) if so, whether the required quantity is being supplied to these power plants in the States, particularly in Gujarat;
- (c) if not, the reasons for inadequate supply of coal to these power plants; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): During  the  process  of  formulation  of  Annual  Plan,  Ministry  of  Coal/Niti Ayog assesses overall demand  of  the country, including demand  for power sector. Central  Electricity  Authority  assesses  the  requirement  of  coal  for  power plants in the country in the beginning of financial year based on the generation target during  the  year.  As  per  the  assessment,  based  on  the  generation  target,  the  total domestic coal requirement for Gujarat Gencos would be 10.53 Million Tonnes (MT).

The  receipt  of  the  coal  by  the  power  plants  of  Gujarat  State  Electricity Corporation Ltd. (GSECL) during Apr-Jan 2018 is as under:

## (Figs in '000Tonnes)

| S. No.   |                  | Receipt   | Receipt   |       |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|          | Nmae of TPS      | Domestic  | Imported  | Total |
| 1        | GANDHI NAGAR TPS |           |           |       |
|          |                  | 1635      | 208       | 1843  |
| 2        | SIKKA REP. TPS   | -         | 1066      | 1066  |
| 3        | UKAI TPS         | 3009      | 310       | 3319  |
| 4        | WANAKBORI TPS    | 3417      | 103       | 3520  |
| Total    |                  | 8061      | 1687      | 9748  |

(b)  &  (c) :   CIL  makes  all  efforts  to  meet  the  requirements  of  Power  Sector  in  the Country.  The  Production  and  dispatch  plan  is  also  prepared  keeping  the  same  in view. However, many of the power stations of the country opted to restrict the coal supplies from the Coal Companies during major part of the last year and in the initial months of this fiscal. The total stock at the power stations' end which was 38.87 MT in the beginning of 2016-17 had reduced to about 27.74 MT by the end of 2016-17, while pithead coal stock with CIL increased from 57.64 MT to 68.42 MT during the same period.  The Coal supply to power plants in the State of Gujarat has increased to  15.71  MT  (31%) during  April  2017  -  February  2018  in  comparison to  11.98  MT over the corresponding period in 2016-17.

(d): In addition to the monitoring mechanism available at coal companies and CIL, coal  supplies  to  Power  Utility  Sector  is  monitored  regularly  by  an  inter-ministerial sub-group  comprising  representatives  of  Ministry  of  Power,  Ministry  of  Coal  and Ministry  of  Railways  constituted  by  Infrastructure  review  Committee  of  Cabinet Secretariat.  This  Sub-Group  takes  various  operational  decisions  for  meeting  any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including critical coal stock position for power plants.

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