Lok Sabha Question No. 1644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Dependence on Imported Coal
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED COAL

1644.   SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of power plants are dependent on imported coal in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, plant-wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps for freeing these power plants  from  dependence  on  imported  coal  and  to  utilize  the  domestically produced coal; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) : Yes, Madam. Some power plants have been designed to operate on imported coal and hence, there are technical constraints in operating them on domestic coal. As per reports with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the details of coal based thermal power plants designed on imported coal are given  at  Annex.    In  addition,  some  power  plants  use  imported  coal  for blending with domestic coal.

Ministry of Coal, in May 2017, has issued new coal linkage policy for Power Sector - 2017 SHAKTI POLICY. Under Clause B(vii) of the policy,  a provision has been made for allocating  coal linkage through bidding process to  Independent Power Producers (IPPs) having Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)  based  on  imported  coal,  with  full  pass  through  of  cost  saving  to consumers.

Further, several State Sector projects which were envisaged on imported  coal  and  now  propose  to  use  domestic  coal  have  requested  for accord of domestic coal linkage. These requests are considered under Clause B (i) of SHAKTI POLICY.

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ANNEX ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    1644  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 28.12.2017.

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Coal based thermal power plants designed on imported coal

|   Sl. No. | Plant Name         |   Capacity (MW) | Utility                                       |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Sikka TPS          |             500 | Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited |
|         2 | Trombay TPS        |            1250 | Tata Power                                    |
|         3 | Ratnagiri          |            1200 | JSW Energy                                    |
|         4 | Torangullu         |             860 | JSW Energy                                    |
|         5 | Mundra TPS*        |            4620 | Adani Power                                   |
|         6 | Uduppi TPS         |            1200 | Adani Power                                   |
|         7 | Mundra UMPP        |            4000 | Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd.                    |
|         8 | Salaya TPS         |            1200 | Essar                                         |
|         9 | Simhapuri TPS      |             600 | Simhapuri Energy                              |
|        10 | Thamminapatnam TPS |             300 | Meenakshi Energy                              |
|        11 | Mutiara TPS        |            1200 | Costal Energen                                |
|        12 | ITPCL-Cuddalore    |            1200 | IL & FS                                       |

(*: Out of 4620 MW, 1980 MW is designed on 70:30 blending ratio.)

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