Lok Sabha Question No. 3749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Rely on Coal for Power Generation
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

Rely on Coal for Power Generation

## 3749. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether there is rise in the use of coal over the past five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the extent to which India relies on coal for its power and total electricity generation; and
- (c) whether India's continuous use of coal is likely to hamper the country's fight against climate change and if so, the details thereof and the views of the Government  thereto ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) & (b): Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has informed that the total coal consumption (domestic & imported) by coal based thermal power plants, its generation and total generation in the country during last five years are as under:

| Year    | Coal consumption (in Million Tonnes) by Coal based power plants   | Coal consumption (in Million Tonnes) by Coal based power plants   | Coal consumption (in Million Tonnes) by Coal based power plants   | Generation (in Billion Units)   | Generation (in Billion Units)   | Coal based generation out of total generation (in %)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Year    | Domestic Coal                                                     | Imported Coal                                                     | Total                                                             | Total (#)                       | Coal based                      | Coal based generation out of total generation (in %)   |
| 2014-15 | 439.2                                                             | 91.2                                                              | 530.4                                                             | 1048.7                          | 800.3                           | 76                                                     |
| 2015-16 | 465.3                                                             | 80.6                                                              | 545.9                                                             | 1107.8                          | 862.0                           | 78                                                     |
| 2016-17 | 508.2                                                             | 66.1                                                              | 574.3                                                             | 1160.1                          | 910.1                           | 78                                                     |
| 2017-18 | 551.1                                                             | 56.9                                                              | 608.0                                                             | 1206.3                          | 951.8                           | 79                                                     |
| 2018-19 | 567.0                                                             | 61.9                                                              | 628.9                                                             | 1249.3                          | 987.7                           | 79                                                     |

[# Total generation from fuel sources (Thermal, Hydro and Nuclear stations of 25 MW and above only) and import from Bhutan]

- (c): Government has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022 to comply the commitment of reduction of Carbon dioxide.

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