Lok Sabha Question No. 1634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Fuel Supply
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## FUEL SUPPLY

1634. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether over the past 15 months, a number of thermal power plants across the country have been running with suboptimum level of fuel stock due to inadequate supply of coal; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether  the  shortage  has  especially  affected  the  plants  that  are located far from coal mines; 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) & (b) :    The coal stock along with the number of days for which it is sufficient  to  run  as  well  as  the  number  of  power  plants  having  critical  / supercritical  coal  stock  during  last  15  months  in  the  power  plants monitored on daily basis is given at Annexure.

(c) & (d) : The coal based thermal power plants which are having critical / super-critical coal stock are mainly non-pithead power plants, which are located far from coal mines. As on 12.12.2018, the number of non-pithead plants having critical and super critical coal stock was 7 each, whereas no pithead plant had critical or super critical coal stock.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1634 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2018. ***************

| Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   | Number of Plants having Critical/Super-critical coal stock and Total Stock during last 15 months   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DATE                                                                                               | No. of Pithead Plants having stock                                                                 | No. of Pithead Plants having stock                                                                 | No. of Pithead Plants having stock                                                                 | No. of Non-Pithead Plants having stock                                                             | No. of Non-Pithead Plants having stock                                                             | No. of Non-Pithead Plants having stock                                                             | Total No. of Plants having Critical/super- critical coal stock                                     | Total Stock (In Million Tonnes)                                                                    | Stock (In Days)                                                                                    |
| DATE                                                                                               | Critical                                                                                           | Super- Critical                                                                                    | Total                                                                                              | Critical                                                                                           | Super- Critical                                                                                    | Total                                                                                              | Total No. of Plants having Critical/super- critical coal stock                                     | Total Stock (In Million Tonnes)                                                                    | Stock (In Days)                                                                                    |
| 01.09.2017                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                 | 11.63                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                  |
| 01.10.2017                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                 | 8.38                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                  |
| 19.10.2017                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                  | 23                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                 | 7.26                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                  |
| 01.11.2017                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                 | 22                                                                                                 | 22                                                                                                 | 7.85                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                  |
| 01.12.2017                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                 | 10.46                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                  |
| 01.01.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                 | 13.17                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                  |
| 01.02.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                 | 21                                                                                                 | 21                                                                                                 | 14.51                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                  |
| 01.03.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                 | 26                                                                                                 | 26                                                                                                 | 15.7                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                 |
| 01.04.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                 | 16.1                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                 |
| 01.05.2018                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                 | 32                                                                                                 | 15.95                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                 |
| 01.06.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                 | 14.78                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                  |
| 01.07.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                 | 15.45                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                 |
| 01.08.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                 | 15.95                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                 |
| 01.09.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                 | 14.58                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                 |
| 01.10.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                 | 10.85                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                  |
| 01.11.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                 | 10.14                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                  |
| 01.12.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                 | 13.08                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                  |
| 12.12.2018                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                 | 14.61                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                  |

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