Lok Sabha Question No. 622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Supply of Coal to Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.622

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## Supply of Coal to Power Plants

## 622. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  increased  the  coal  stock  and  augmented the supply of coal to power plants to meet the country's energy demands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government  of  Karnataka  had  demanded  to  ensure immediate  supply  of  coal  to  Raichur  Thermal  Power  Station,  BPTS  and Yermarus Thermal Power Station, if so, the details thereof  and  the  action taken thereon;
- (d)  whether  there  is  scarcity  of  coal  in  Karnataka  and  whether  Karnataka currently  has  on  an  average  five  days  stock  of  coal  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e)  whether  there  is  an  increase  in  the  coal  stock  in  Power  plants  as  on 31.12.2018, as compared to 31.12.2017;and
- (f) if so, the details of supply from CIL to power plants as on 31.12.2018 as compared to 31.12.2017, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL, FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) and (b): Yes Madam. The  coal stock at Power Houses end has improved from  9.48  Million  Tonne  (MT)  as  on  22.10.2018,  which  was  equivalent  to consumption  requirement  for  6  days,  to  20.77  MT  as  on  03.02.2019,   i.e growth  of  119%,  equivalent  to  13  days  consumption  requirement.  The following  were  some  of  the  steps  taken  to  augment  coal  supply  to  power plants:
1. The  Power  Houses  in  close  vicinity  of  the  coal  fields  are  advised  to move coal through road mode.
2. For proper utilization of Goods sheds, the power Houses are advised to move coal through road-cum-rail mode.
3. The  captive  modes  of  transport  like,  MGR,  Belts,  Ropes  are  being optimally utilized to move coal to the concerned power plants.
4. Supplies  of  coal  to  Power  Houses  through  rail  mode  are  being prioritized.
5. Coal  supplies  to  Power  sector  is  monitored  regularly  by  an  InterMinisterial Sub-group comprising representative of Ministry of power, Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Shipping, Coal India limited etc.
- (c) : In 2018-19 (up to 31.01.2019), the coal supply to the power plants of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) is given below:

From Coal India Limited (CIL):

| Power plants   |   Coal supplied |
|----------------|-----------------|
| Raichur TPS    |            3.29 |

From Singareni Collieries Company Limited:

(in MT)

(In MT)

| Power plants   |   Coal supplied |
|----------------|-----------------|
| Raichur TPS    |            2.14 |
| Bellary TPS    |            0.72 |
| Yermarus TPS   |            0.67 |

- (d) :  As  per  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  report  dated  03.02.2019, Raichur TPS, Bellary TPS and Yermarus TPS are carrying a coal stocks of 22 days,14 days and 6 days respectively.

As  per  the  CEA  Energy  Power  Supply  position  report  of  December  2018 (provisional) the energy power supplied to the state of Karnataka during the period  April-December  2018  has  been  51418  MU  against  the  energy requirement 51483 MU which is 99.9%. Further no notified power cuts has been reported in respect of Karnataka during this period.

- (e)  and  (f): As  per  CEA  report,  total  coal  stock  at  Power  Houses  end  was 16.61 MT as on 31.12.2018, in comparison to the stock of 13.20 MT as on 31.12.2017.  State  wise  dispatch  of  coal  to  Power  sector  linked  from  CIL sources for the period April-December, 2018 in comparison to dispatch for the period April-December, 2017 is given as Annexure .

## Annexure

## State wise dispatch of coal to Power Sector from CIL Sources (in MT)

| Name of State   |   2018-19 (up to 31.12.2018) | 2017-18 (up to 31.12.2017)   |
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| WEST BENGAL     |                        33.09 | 31.51                        |
| BIHAR           |                        12.92 | 13.33                        |
| JHARKHAND       |                        12.9  | 12.19                        |
| ORISSA          |                        20.81 | 23.50                        |
| ASSAM           |                         0.97 | 0.63                         |
| U.P.            |                        55.5  | 57.69                        |
| PUNJAB          |                        12.45 | 8.66                         |
| HARYANA         |                        12.33 | 10.94                        |
|                 |                         1.14 | DELHI 0.79                   |
|                 |                         9.77 | RAJASTHAN 7.19               |
| GUJARAT         |                        13.4  | 11.81                        |
| CHHATISGARH     |                        53.76 | 45.90                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH  |                        39.01 | 33.74                        |
| MAHARASHTRA     |                        43.94 | 37.63                        |
| TAMIL NADU      |                        17.99 | 16.38                        |
| KARNATAKA       |                         2.96 | 3.11                         |
| ANDHRA PRADESH  |                        17.1  | 18.23                        |