Lok Sabha Question No. 2059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Coal Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2059 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## COAL POWER PLANTS

2059. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the generation of electricity from coal power plants has fallen short during the last five years including pre and post COVID-19 situation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the corrective steps being taken in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  AND  THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  SKILL

DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) :        The quantum of power generated from coal based power plants (of capacity 25 MW and above) during the last five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20  and  the current year 2020-21 (up to August 2020) are given at Annexure-I. During the last five years, power generation from coal based power plants of 25 MW and above in India has been increasing except during the last year i.e. financial year 2019-20.

The quantum of power generated, month- wise, during and after the lockdown due to Covid-19  i.e. from April to August 2020 as compared to the corresponding months (April to August 2019) before Covid-19 are given at Annexure-II.

……….2.

The decrease in generation of power from coal based power plants this year is due to the impact of Covid-19. However, with gradual normalisation  of  activities  during  and  post  lockdown  period,  the demand and hence generation in August, 2020 was almost equal to that in the corresponding month last year. As the demand for power further increases,  generation  from  coal  based  power  plants  would  also increase.

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ANNEXURE -I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2059  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK SABHA ON 22.09.2020 *************** Details of generation from coal based power plants during the last five years w.e.f.  2015-16 to 2019-20 and  the current year 2020-21 (up to August 2020)

| YEAR                  |   Generation(in MU) |
|-----------------------|---------------------|
| 2015-16               |              862015 |
| 2016-17               |              910136 |
| 2017-18               |              951755 |
| 2018-19               |              987682 |
| 2019-20               |              961218 |
| 2020-21(till August*) |              349773 |

*provisional

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ANNEXURE -II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2059  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK SABHA ON 22.09.2020 ***************

Details  of  month-  wise  coal  based  power  generation  after  Covid-19 situation i.e. from April to August 2020 and during the same months (April to August 2019) before Covid-19

97.58

|   Sl. No. | Month/Year              |    April |      May |     June |     July |   August* |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|         1 | 2020-21/After Covid-19  | 59122.3  | 69664.1  | 70142.5  | 78336.9  |  72507.1  |
|         2 | 2019-20/Before Covid-19 | 87568.3  | 91647.5  | 87387    | 80665.1  |  74306.4  |
|         3 | % Last Year Same Period |    67.52 |    76.01 |    80.27 |    97.11 |     97.58 |

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