Lok Sabha Question No. 322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Providing Good Quality Coal to Thermal Power Station
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## Providing Good Quality Coal to Thermal Power Station

## 322. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

## Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  provide  adequate  coal  of good quality to Thermal Power Stations in the country especially in Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to provide Thermal Power Stations in Tamil Nadu with imported coal in the case of any shortage of high quality coal in India?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF  RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (b) : In  2018-19  (up  to  30.11.2018),  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  has supplied 315.94 Million tonnes (MT) coal  to the Power sector as compared to the supply of 291.78 MT in the corresponding period of last year, thereby achieving a growth of more than 8%. CIL has total annual linkage of 30.55 MT for the Power Houses situated in the state of Tamil Nadu. In 2018-19 (up to 30.11.2018) against pro rata contract quantity of 19.45 MT, coal dispatch was  15.75  MT thereby  achieving  materialization  of  about  81%.  Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has supplied 3.28 Lakh Tonnes (LT) to NTECL,Vellur till 30.11.2018 against the contract of  5.00 LT coal on best effort basis. The average coal stock in the power plants of Tamil Nadu was sufficient for 9 days as on 05.12.2018 as compared to 6 days stock as on 05.12.2017.

Further,  as  per  CEA  report  of  October,  2018,  the  total  energy  demand  of Tamil Nadu for April-October, 2018 (65775 MU) has been met with 99.90% fulfillment  with  no  notified  power  cuts.   It  is  thus  evident  that  there  has been adequate supply of coal in the power Plants of Tamil Nadu to meet its power demand.

In order to address the issue of quality of coal dispatched by coal companies to the power utilities and grade slippage, Government has decided that coal samples  should  be  collected  and  analyzed  by  single  Third  Party  Agencies, like Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Quality Control of India (QCI) & Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Indian School of Mines (ISM). Based on the Third Party Sampling analysis results furnished by third party  agency,  credit/debit  note  are  being  issued  by  coal  companies  to  the power  plants  in  case  of  difference  between  declared  grade  of  coal  and analyzed grade of coal. Thus, the quality of coal being supplied to Thermal power  plants  in  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu  is  being  ensured  by sampling and analysis by a third party agency. Coal and coke, being under Open  General  License  as  per  the  import  policy  of  the  Government,  are imported by various consumers and traders as per their requirements.   Ministry  of  Power  has  advised  on  30.05.2018  to  Energy Department of State Governments to assess their requirement in respect of import of coal and plan accordingly.

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