Lok Sabha Question No. 3746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Fuel Shortage
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3746 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## FUEL SHORTAGE

†3746.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several thermal power plants in the country are struggling with the problem of shortage of coal, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  transportation  of  coal  is  getting  impacted  due  to  the shortage in the required number of wagons, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  production  at  thermal  power  plants  is  not  getting affected due to this problem;
- (d) whether  the  coal  is  not  being  supplied  to  several  thermal  power plants in Delhi like Badarpur, Jhajjar and Dadri in full quantity; and
- (e) if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (e):    As the growth in supply of coal to power sector by domestic coal  companies including captive mines have been around 15.1% during the current year 2018-19 (upto June 18), the power plants in the country have  been  able  to  meet  the  electricity  demand  in  the  country  and  also improve the coal stock from 7.26 MT as on 19.10.2017 to 15.95 MT as on 01.08.2018.

...........2.

There is consistent growth in the coal based generation during 2018-19 as compared to previous year. The cumulative generation growth during April-June, 2018 as compared to same period last year was 5.3%.

The  number  of  plants  with  critical  (coal  stock  less  than  7 days)/  super  critical  coal  stock  (coal  stock  less  than  4  days)  has  also reduced from 30 as on 01.04.2018 to11 as on 01.08.2018.

Domestic  coal  companies  have  been  supplying  coal  to  the power plants in Delhi. The status of coal stock available at the Badarpur, Jhajjar  and  Dadri  thermal  power  plants,  as  on  01.08.2018  is  given  at Annex.

The coal supply to the power plants and coal stock position is regularly monitored by Ministry of Power (MoP), Ministry of Coal (MoC) & Ministry of Railways (MoR) at the highest level. Secretary (MoP), Secretary (MoC)  and  the  Member  (Traffic),  Ministry  of  Railways  monitor  the  coal supply position. Hon'ble Minister of  State (I/C) of Power & NRE has also taken  meetings  to  review  the  coal  supply  position.  An  Inter-Ministerial Sub-Group  comprising  representatives  of  Ministry  of  Coal,  Ministry  of Power, Ministry of Railways, CEA, Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries  Company  Limited  (SCCL)  monitors  the  coal  supply  position  on weekly  basis.  Based  on  the  decision  taken  in  the  meeting,  CIL/SCCL augment supply of coal and the Railways supply adequate number of rakes to the power plants having less coal stock.

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ANNEX ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3746 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018. ***************

Daily coal requirement and coal stock available at the Badarpur, Jhajjar and Dadri thermal power plants, as on 01.08.2018

| Plant Name   |   Daily Requirement (in '000T) |   Stock (in '000T) |
|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
| Badarpur     |                           6.05 |              11.7  |
| Jhajjar      |                          12.87 |              94.81 |
| Dadri        |                          17.25 |              39.51 |

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