Lok Sabha Question No. 1645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Electricity Demand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1645

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## ELECTRICITY DEMAND

1645. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the sudden rise in electricity demand coupled with inadequate coal supply is precariously pushing power plants toward outage, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether more than 10,500 MW of power plants have cited coal shortage for shutting their units down, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether out of this, 2,700 MW and 4,210 MW went under outage in September and October respectively; 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) : The details of monthly Energy demand and growth for the duration of AprilNovember, 2018 w.r.t previous months and previous year are given below:

| Month     | Energy requirement during, 2017, (MU)   | Energy requirement during, 2018, (MU)   |   Growth (%) w.r.t previous Year |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| April     | 102,552                                 | 104,014                                 |                             1.42 |
| May       | 107,304                                 | 112,415                                 |                             4.76 |
| June      | 100,230                                 | 109,373                                 |                             9.12 |
| July      | 102,762                                 | 109,838                                 |                             6.88 |
| August    | 105,656                                 | 112,719                                 |                             6.68 |
| September | 102,465                                 | 109,584                                 |                             6.94 |
| October   | 101,327                                 | 112,983                                 |                            11.5  |

It may be seen from the above Table that the growth during October, 2018 with respect to October, 2017 was substantial i.e. 11.50%. The peak demand during AprilNovember was 177 GW. There was a shortage of only 0.8% of the peak demand. Similarly, there was a shortage of only 0.6% of the total energy requirement in the period.

The details of coal stock as on 1st  day of the month during April-December, 2018 are furnished at Annexure-I.

(b) to (d) : The details of power plants which were reportedly under outage due to coal shortage in September & October, 2018 are furnished at Annex-II & III respectively.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1645 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2018. ***************

| Total Stock during last 15 months   | Total Stock during last 15 months   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| DATE                                | Total Stock (In Million Tonnes)     |
| 01.09.2017                          | 11.63                               |
| 01.10.2017                          | 8.38                                |
| 19.10.2017                          | 7.26                                |
| 01.11.2017                          | 7.85                                |
| 01.12.2017                          | 10.46                               |
| 01.01.2018                          | 13.17                               |
| 01.02.2018                          | 14.51                               |
| 01.03.2018                          | 15.7                                |
| 01.04.2018                          | 16.1                                |
| 01.05.2018                          | 15.95                               |
| 01.06.2018                          | 14.78                               |
| 01.07.2018                          | 15.45                               |
| 01.08.2018                          | 15.95                               |
| 01.09.2018                          | 14.58                               |
| 01.10.2018                          | 10.85                               |
| 01.11.2018                          | 10.14                               |
| 01.12.2018                          | 13.08                               |

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## ANNEX-II

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1645 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2018.

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| Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of September 2018   |
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| REG- ION                                                                                                    | STATE                                                                                                       | SECTOR TYPE                                                                                                 | ORGANIZA- TION                                                                                              | STATION                                                                                                     | UNIT                                                                                                        | CAPACITY (MW)                                                                                               | Trip Date and Time                                                                                          | Sync Date and Time                                                                                          | OUTAGE REASON                                                                                               |
| ER                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | STATE                                                                                                       | WBPDC                                                                                                       | BANDEL TPS BALCO TPS                                                                                        | 2 1                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                          | 02-09-2018 20:06                                                                                            | 05-10-2018 09:13                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                          |
| WR                                                                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                | PVT                                                                                                         | BALCO                                                                                                       | KORADI TPS                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                           | 300                                                                                                         | 05-09-2018 22:57                                                                                            | 04-10-2018 00:28                                                                                            | SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                               |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | STATE                                                                                                       | MAHAGENCO                                                                                                   | PARLI TPS                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                           | 210                                                                                                         | 09-09-2018 05:52                                                                                            | 13-10-2018 20:07                                                                                            | SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                               |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | STATE                                                                                                       | MAHAGENCO                                                                                                   | MEJIA TPS                                                                                                   |                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                         | 12-09-2018 06:57 13-09-2018                                                                                 | 01-10-2018 08:48 13-10-2018                                                                                 | SHORTAGE COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                      |
| ER                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | CENTRAL                                                                                                     | DVC                                                                                                         | BAKRESWAR TPS                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                           | 210                                                                                                         | 21:55 15-09-2018                                                                                            | 21:32 05-10-2018                                                                                            | COAL                                                                                                        |
| ER                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | STATE                                                                                                       | WBPDC                                                                                                       | DURGAPUR                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                           | 210                                                                                                         | 01:41 16-09-2018                                                                                            | 11:30 30-10-2018                                                                                            | SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                               |
| ER                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | CENTRAL                                                                                                     | DVC                                                                                                         | STEEL TPS                                                                                                   | 1 1                                                                                                         | 500                                                                                                         | 11:33                                                                                                       | 13:52                                                                                                       | SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                               |
| ER WR                                                                                                       | WEST BENGAL CHHATTISGARH                                                                                    | STATE                                                                                                       | WBPDC                                                                                                       | SAGARDIGHI TPS                                                                                              |                                                                                                             | 300                                                                                                         | 17-09-2018 19:55                                                                                            | 01-10-2018 08:14                                                                                            | SHORTAGE                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | CENTRAL                                                                                                     | NSPCL                                                                                                       | BHILAI TPS                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                           | 250                                                                                                         | 19-09-2018 08:45                                                                                            | 07-10-2018 03:43                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                               |
| WR                                                                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                              | STATE                                                                                                       | MPPGCL                                                                                                      | SANJAY GANDHI TPS                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           | 210                                                                                                         | 19-09-2018 01:00                                                                                            | 08-10-2018 18:49                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                               |
| ER                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | STATE                                                                                                       | WBPDC                                                                                                       | KOLAGHAT TPS                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                           | 210                                                                                                         | 19-09-2018 06:46                                                                                            | 05-10-2018 03:46                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                          |
| WR                                                                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                              | PVT                                                                                                         | JPPVL                                                                                                       | BINA TPS                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                           | 250                                                                                                         | 20-09-2018 00:39                                                                                            | 04-10-2018 23:11                                                                                            | SHORTAGE                                                                                                    |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA ANDHRA                                                                                          | CENTRAL                                                                                                     | NTPC Ltd.                                                                                                   | MAUDA TPS SIMHADRI                                                                                          | 3 1                                                                                                         | 660                                                                                                         | 21-09-2018 05:15                                                                                            | 02-10-2018 12:17                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                               |
| SR                                                                                                          | PRADESH ORISSA                                                                                              | CENTRAL                                                                                                     | NTPC Ltd.                                                                                                   | KAMALANGA                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                           | 500                                                                                                         | 22-09-2018 11:50                                                                                            | 11-10-2018 08:00                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                          |
| ER                                                                                                          | MADHYA                                                                                                      | PVT                                                                                                         | GMR ENERG                                                                                                   | TPS SATPURA TPS                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                           | 350                                                                                                         | 22-09-2018 09:47                                                                                            | 01-10-2018 02:42 27-10-2018                                                                                 | SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                               |
| WR                                                                                                          | PRADESH                                                                                                     | STATE                                                                                                       | MPPGCL                                                                                                      | DAMODARAM                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                           | 210                                                                                                         | 24-09-2018 15:40                                                                                            | 09:58                                                                                                       | SHORTAGE                                                                                                    |
| SR                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                              | STATE                                                                                                       | APPDCL                                                                                                      | SANJEEVAI                                                                                                   |                                                                                                             | 800                                                                                                         | 26-09-2018 23:02                                                                                            | 02-10-2018 00:09                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                               |
| ER                                                                                                          | ORISSA                                                                                                      | CENTRAL                                                                                                     | NTPC Ltd.                                                                                                   | TALCHER STPS                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                           | 500                                                                                                         | 27-09-2018 17:46                                                                                            | 09-10-2018 22:36                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                               |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA WEST BENGAL                                                                                     | STATE CENTRAL                                                                                               | MAHAGENCO                                                                                                   | KORADI TPS RAGHUNATHP                                                                                       | 10 2                                                                                                        | 660                                                                                                         | 29-09-2018 12:42 29-09-2018                                                                                 | 09-10-2018 00:37 02-10-2018                                                                                 | COAL SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                          |
| ER                                                                                                          |                                                                                                             | STATE                                                                                                       | DVC MAHAGENCO                                                                                               | UR TPP BHUSAWAL                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                           | 600                                                                                                         | 07:08 30-09-2018                                                                                            | 06:10 08-10-2018                                                                                            | SHORTAGE COAL                                                                                               |
| WR WR                                                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA MAHARASHTRA                                                                                     | STATE                                                                                                       | MAHAGENCO                                                                                                   | TPS PARLI TPS                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                           | 500 250                                                                                                     | 03:50 30-09-2018 22:24                                                                                      | 06:03 19-10-2018 16:07                                                                                      | SHORTAGE COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                      |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | PVT                                                                                                         | RattanIndia                                                                                                 | AMARAVATI TPS                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                           | 270                                                                                                         | 22-09-2018 00:00                                                                                            | 15-11-2018 00:01                                                                                            | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                               |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                           |                                                                                                             | 22-09-2018                                                                                                  |                                                                                                             | COAL                                                                                                        |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | PVT PVT                                                                                                     | RattanIndia RattanIndia                                                                                     | AMARAVATI TPS AMARAVATI TPS                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                           | 270 270                                                                                                     | 22:54 20-09-2018 00:00                                                                                      |                                                                                                             | SHORTAGE COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                      |
| WR                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | PVT                                                                                                         | RattanIndia                                                                                                 | AMARAVATI TPS                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                           | 270                                                                                                         | 21-09-2018 00:00                                                                                            |                                                                                                             | COAL                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                       | Capacity                                                                                                    |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 9070                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | SHORTAGE                                                                                                    |

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ANNEX-III ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1645 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2018.

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| Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   | Details of Outages of Coal based Generating Stations due to coal shortage for the month of October 2018   |
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| REG- ION                                                                                                  | STATE                                                                                                     | SECTOR TYPE                                                                                               | ORGANIZA- TION STATION                                                                                    | UNIT                                                                                                      | CAPACITY (MW)                                                                                             | Trip Date and Time                                                                                        | Sync Date and Time                                                                                        | OUTAGE REASON                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR                                                                                                        | PUNJAB PVT                                                                                                | GPGSL (GVK)                                                                                               | GOINDWAL SAHIB TPP                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                         | 270                                                                                                       | 12-10-2018 00:55                                                                                          | 22-11-2018 06:03                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | PVT                                                                                                       | TRNE                                                                                                      | NAWAPARA TPP                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                         | 300                                                                                                       | 20-10-2018 00:30                                                                                          | 06-11-2018 07:12                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | PVT                                                                                                       | JPL                                                                                                       | TAMNAR TPP                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                         | 600                                                                                                       | 26-10-2018 19:56                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | PVT                                                                                                       | SKS                                                                                                       | BINJKOTE TPP                                                                                              | 1 300                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 12-10-2018 00:00                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | PVT                                                                                                       | SKS                                                                                                       | BINJKOTE TPP                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                         | 300                                                                                                       | 01-10-2018 00:03                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | PVT                                                                                                       | RKMPPL                                                                                                    | UCHPINDA TPP                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                         | 360                                                                                                       | 18-10-2018 00:00                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR HARYANA                                                                                                | CENTRAL                                                                                                   | APCPL                                                                                                     | INDIRA GANDHI STPP                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                         | 500                                                                                                       | 05-10-2018 00:50                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 13:56                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR MAHARASHTRA                                                                                            | STATE                                                                                                     | MAHAGENCO                                                                                                 | PARLI TPS                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                         | 250                                                                                                       | 19-10-2018 00:23                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                          | PVT                                                                                                       | BEPL                                                                                                      | KHAMBARKHERA TPS                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                         | 45                                                                                                        | 13-10-2018 23:59                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 12:11                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                          | PVT                                                                                                       | BEPL                                                                                                      | KHAMBARKHERA TPS                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                         | 45                                                                                                        | 13-10-2018 23:42                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 12:54                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                          | PVT                                                                                                       | BEPL                                                                                                      | MAQSOODPUR TPS                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                         | 45                                                                                                        | 14-10-2018 00:52                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 12:16                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| ER WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | STATE                                                                                                     | WBPDC                                                                                                     | SAGARDIGHI TPS                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                         | 300                                                                                                       | 18-10-2018 23:18                                                                                          | 03-11-2018 01:37                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| SR TAMIL NADU                                                                                             | PVT                                                                                                       | ITPCL                                                                                                     | ITPCL TPP                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                         | 600                                                                                                       | 19-10-2018 00:04                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 05:03                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| WR MAHARASHTRA                                                                                            | PVT                                                                                                       | VIP                                                                                                       | BUTIBORI TPP                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                         | 300                                                                                                       | 17-10-2018 00:30                                                                                          | 18-11-2018 00:30                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| ER WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | STATE                                                                                                     | WBPDC                                                                                                     | SAGARDIGHI TPS                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                         | 500                                                                                                       | 21-10-2018 01:21                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 10:15                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| ER JHARKHAND                                                                                              | STATE                                                                                                     | TVNL                                                                                                      | TENUGHAT TPS                                                                                              | 1 210                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 24-10-2018 00:02                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 18:23                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| ER WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | STATE                                                                                                     | WBPDC                                                                                                     | BAKRESWAR TPS                                                                                             | 5 210                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 24-10-2018 00:22                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 16:05                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| SR ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                         | STATE                                                                                                     | APGENCO                                                                                                   | RAYALASEEMA TPS                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                         | 600                                                                                                       | 01-10-2018 10:22                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| ER WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | STATE                                                                                                     | WBPDC                                                                                                     | BAKRESWAR TPS                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                         | 210                                                                                                       | 26-10-2018 00:02                                                                                          | 02-11-2018 08:21                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR PUNJAB                                                                                                 | PVT                                                                                                       | TSPL                                                                                                      | TALWANDI SABO TPP                                                                                         | 1 660                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 29-10-2018 00:00                                                                                          | 05-11-2018 06:37                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| SR TAMIL NADU                                                                                             | CENTRAL                                                                                                   | NTECL                                                                                                     | VALLUR TPP                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                         | 500                                                                                                       | 25-10-2018 09:00                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| NR UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                          | PVT                                                                                                       | BEPL                                                                                                      | MAQSOODPUR TPS                                                                                            | 2 45                                                                                                      |                                                                                                           | 15-10-2018 12:02                                                                                          | 07-11-2018 23:15                                                                                          | COAL SHORTAGE                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |
| Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       | Total Capacity 7150                                                                                       |

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