Lok Sabha Question No. 2807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: Shortage of Coal to NTPC
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2807 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.07.2019

## Shortage of Coal to NTPC

## 2807. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

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

- (a)  the requirement of coal in the NTPC plants and the quantum of coal supplied during the last three years, plant-wise;
- (b) whether the electricity generation is reduced owing to shortage of coal supply to NTPC plants especially the plant situated in Nashik district; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): As per Central Electricity Authority (CEA),  the requirement  and receipt of coal in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plants during the last three years is as under:-

| Plants of NTPC   | Plants of NTPC    | Plants of NTPC   |         |             |         |             |         |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|---------|
| Sr.No.           | Name of the Plant | 2016-17          | 2016-17 | 2017-18     | 2017-18 | 2018-19     | 2018-19 |
| Sr.No.           | Name of the Plant | Requirement      | Receipt | Requirement | Receipt | Requirement | Receipt |
| 1                | BADARPUR TPS      | 0.76             | 1.18    | 1.45        | 1.10    | 0.82        | 0.92    |
| 2                | DADRI (NCTPP)     | 7.61             | 5.32    | 6.18        | 6.16    | 7.16        | 6.61    |
| 3                | MEJA STPP         | - -              | -       | -           |         | 0.00        | 0.00    |
| 4                | RIHAND STPS       | 13.90            | 14.69   | 14.73       | 14.36   | 13.36       | 13.18   |
| 5                | SINGRAULI STPS    | 11.51            | 10.75   | 10.09       | 10.03   | 9.07        | 9.37    |
| 6                | TANDA TPS         | 2.31             | 2.01    | 2.26        | 1.82    | 2.08        | 1.62    |
| 7                | UNCHAHAR TPS      | 4.77             | 4.48    | 4.66        | 4.69    | 4.75        | 4.50    |
| 8                | KORBA STPS        | 14.04            | 12.98   | 12.80       | 12.93   | 13.78       | 13.68   |
| 9                | LARA TPP          | - -              | -       | -           |         | 0.00        | 0.05    |
| 10               | MAUDA TPS         | 2.13             | 2.58    | 3.35        | 5.57    | 8.27        | 8.01    |
| 11               | SIPAT STPS        | 12.63            | 13.90   | 13.26       | 13.92   | 14.54       | 14.27   |
| 12               | SOLAPUR           | -                | -       | 0.33        | 0.75    | 1.57        | 1.27    |
| 13               | VINDHYACHAL STPS  | 21.99            | 22.20   | 20.68       | 25.03   | 24.23       | 24.77   |
| 14               | KUDGI STPP        | - -              |         | 1.18        | 2.17    | 3.97        | 4.31    |
| 15               | RAMAGUNDEM STPS   | 12.90            | 12.44   | 12.52       | 12.03   | 11.82       | 11.58   |
| 16               | SIMHADRI          | 10.22            | 9.00    | 9.56        | 8.42    | 9.18        | 8.90    |

| 17   | BARH II           |      - |   5.20 |   5.20 |   5.90 |   6.36 |   5.80 |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 18   | FARAKKA STPS      |   9.38 |   9.17 |   9.51 |   8.49 |   9.73 |   9.74 |
| 19   | KAHALGAON TPS     |  12.93 |  12.44 |  13.41 |  12.4  |  13.15 |  12.59 |
| 20   | TALCHER (OLD) TPS |   2.79 |   3.2  |   2.96 |   3.07 |   2.99 |   2.95 |
| 21   | TALCHER STPS      |  19.71 |  18.13 |  17.34 |  18.47 |  17.06 |  17.3  |
| 22   | BONGAIGAON TPP    |   0.71 |   0.57 |   1.21 |   0.89 |   1.75 |   1.59 |
|      | Total             | 160.29 | 160.24 | 162.68 | 168.2  | 175.64 | 173.01 |

(b) to (c) : The loss of generation, as reported by NTPC for its plants, during the last three years is as under :

| Year    |   Loss of Generation (in Million Units) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                     171 |
| 2017-18 |                                    1915 |
| 2018-19 |                                    1700 |

There is no NTPC coal based power plant situated in Nashik district.

Coal  supplies  to  Power  sector  is  monitored  regularly  by  an  Inter-Ministerial  Sub Group  comprising  representatives  from  various  Ministries  viz.  of  Power,  Coal, Railways,  Shipping  as  well  as  from  Central  Electricity  Authority,  NITI  Aayog  and CIL  in  order  to  take  various  operational  decisions  for  meeting  any  contingent situations  relating to Power  Sector  including  critical coal  stock  position  in  power plants. Further, a committee comprising of Secretary (Coal), Secretary (Power) and Member (Traffic), Railway Board has been jointly reviewing the coal transportation and supply on a regular basis.

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