Lok Sabha Question No. 3002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Supply of Coal to Thermal Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3002

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3.8.2017

## Supply of Coal to Thermal Power Plants

## 3002. DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of coal allocated by the Union Government to the thermal power plants in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the State had demanded more coal during the said period; and
- (c) if so, the decision taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## 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)  : The quantum of coal allocated by Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to the Thermal Power Plants in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years and the current year is as under:

| Power Plant                         | Annual Contracted Quantity (In Million Tonne)   | Annual Contracted Quantity (In Million Tonne)   | Annual Contracted Quantity (In Million Tonne)   | Annual Contracted Quantity (In Million Tonne)   | Annual Contracted Quantity (In Million Tonne)   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|                                     |                                                 | 2014-15                                         | 2015-16                                         | 2016-17                                         | 2017-18                                         |
| NTPC Simhadri                       |                                                 | 10.12                                           | 11.82                                           | 12.32                                           | 12.32                                           |
| APGENCO                             | Vijaywada/Dr. N. Tata Rao TPS                   | 11.31                                           | 15.31                                           | 12.31                                           | 10.81                                           |
| APGENCO                             | Muddanur (Rayalseema TPP)                       | 5.76                                            | 5.76                                            | 5.76                                            | 5.76                                            |
| Thermal Power Tech                  |                                                 | 00                                              | 1.97                                            | 3.35                                            | 4.27                                            |
| APGENCO JV (Damodaram Sanjeeva TPS) |                                                 | 00                                              | 00                                              | 5.00                                            | 5.00                                            |
| HNPCL Hinduja                       |                                                 | 00                                              | 00                                              | 3.54                                            | 4.62                                            |
| Total                               |                                                 | 27.19                                           | 34.86                                           | 42.28                                           | 42.78                                           |

(b)  &  (c)  : M/s  APGENCO  represented  to  the  Standing  Linkage  Committee  (LT)  for additional  requirement  of  1.2  MT  for  the  Rayalseema  TPS  (Stage-III)  Unit-IV  due  to enhanced capacity of the plant from 500 MW to 600 MW. APGENCO has been informed that the request of linkage for additional 100 MW capacity of the TPP be routed through Ministry of Power as per the provisions of Power Sector Linkage Policy 'SHAKTI'.

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