Lok Sabha Question No. 1418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Coal Supply to Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1418 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

Coal Supply to Power Plants

1418.SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a)  the  quantum  of  coal  supplied  by  the  Government  to  thermal  power stations  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  and  Rajasthan  and  the  year-wise details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Governments regarding shortage of coal supply and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the States have surplus quantity of coal for thermal power and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of quantum of coal supplied to industries and private sector in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): The  coal  supplied  by  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  &  Singareni  Collieries Company  Limited  (SCCL)  to  Thermal  Power  Stations  of  Uttar  Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan for the  year  2018-19  and  current  year  up  to 31.10.2019 is as under :

(quantity in Million Tonnes)

| Year          | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20 (Up to 31.10.2019)*   | 2019-20 (Up to 31.10.2019)*   |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|               | CIL       | SCCL      | CIL                           | SCCL                          |
| Uttar Pradesh | 75.72     | -         | 38.70                         | 0.004                         |
| Maharashtra   | 59.95     | 5.547     | 31.27                         | 3.075                         |
| Rajasthan     | 13.33     | -         | 6.90                          | -                             |

* Figures are provisional

(b) & (c): The coal stocks at different power houses decline in certain phases due  to  logistics  issue.  However,  whenever  such  decline  is  observed,  coal companies  take  immediate  necessary  action  to  replenish  the  stock. In addition  to  the  monitoring  mechanism  available  at  coal  companies,  coal supplies to Power Sector is monitored regularly by an inter-ministerial subgroup comprising representatives of Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and Ministry  of  Railways,  CEA,  CIL  etc. constituted  by  Infrastructure  review

Committee of Cabinet Secretariat. This Sub-Group takes various operational decisions  for  meeting  any  contingent  situations  relating  to  Power  Sector including critical coal stock position for power plants. As a result of these steps taken for augmentation of supplies, the coal stock at Power House end improved significantly. Presently as on 21.11.2019, the coal stock at Power House  end  stands  at  23.09  Million  Tonne  (MT),  equivalent  to  14  days consumption,  as  against  the  stock  of  11.45  MT  on  21.11.2018  which was equivalent to 7 days consumption.

(d): The total coal supplied by CIL and SCCL to Non-Power Sector of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in the year 2018-19 and the current year (up to 31.10.2019) is as under:

(quantity in Million tonnes)

| Year          | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20 (Upto 31.10.2019)*   | 2019-20 (Upto 31.10.2019)*   |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|               | CIL       | SCCL      | CIL                          |                              |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15.71     | -         | 9.08                         | -                            |
| Maharashtra   | 8.32      | 0.560     | 4.63                         | 0.202                        |
| Rajasthan     | 0.77      | -         | 0.62                         | -                            |

* Figures are provisional.

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