Lok Sabha Question No. 4635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Consumption of Fossil Fuel by Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL FUEL BY POWER SECTOR

4635. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  amount  of  coal  and  other  fossil  fuels  consumed  by power sector during the last three years; (b) the quantum and value of coal imported by power sector during the period; and the steps taken by the Union Government to replace fossil fuels with
- (c) environment friendly options during the period?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The  amount  of  coal  consumed  by  coal  based  power  plants monitored in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the gas consumed as well as alternate fuel (Naptha/High Speed Diesel) used by the gas based power plants, as reported by power utilities, during the last three years and the current year (upto Oct'16) is given at Annex-I.

- (b) : The  quantum  of  coal  imported  by  power  sector  for  blending with  domestic  coal  as  well  as  to  meet  the  requirement  of  the  imported coal  based  plants,  as  reported  by  power  utilities,  during  the  last  three years and the current year (upto Oct'16) is given at Annex-II.
- (c) : India is committed to construction of more and more renewable energy projects which is environment friendly as compared to fossil fuels. With the huge emphasis by Govt. of India on capacity addition of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), it is envisaged to replace conventional fossil fuels.

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ANNEX-I ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4635 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2016. ***********

| Year                  | Coal Consumption (Million   | Gas supplied/ Consumed (MMSCMD)   | Alternate fuel used (Kilo Litre)   | Alternate fuel used (Kilo Litre)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|                       | Tonnes)                     |                                   | Naptha                             | HSD                                |
| 2013-14               | 489.4                       | 27.1                              | 306632.4                           | 526.6                              |
| 2014-15               | 530.4                       | 25.2                              | 253906.9                           | 637.1                              |
| 2015-16               | 545.9                       | 28.3                              | 107640.5                           | 665.3                              |
| 2016-17 (Upto Oct'16) | 330.2                       | 30.2                              | 9200.0                             | 71.0                               |

(MMSCMD=Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter Per Day)

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ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4635 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2016. ***********

Rrequirement of the imported coal based plants, as reported by power utilities, during the last three years and the current year (upto Oct'16)

| Year                  |   Coal Imported (Million Tonnes) |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2013-14               |                             80   |
| 2014-15               |                             91.2 |
| 2015-16               |                             80.6 |
| 2016-17 (Upto Oct'16) |                             40   |

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