Lok Sabha Question No. 705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Shutting Down of Coal Fired Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.705 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## SHUTTING DOWN OF COAL FIRED PLANTS

705.   SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of all old problematic coal fired plants in the country, State-wise;

(b) whether shutting them down could ease the fixed cost burden on DISCOMs and provide space for new plants and renewable energy and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether closing of coal plants older than 20years would save crores of rupees and further expenditure could be avoided by not going ahead with coal plants that are in the early stages of construction and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to save public exchequer money and move towards sustainable, clean and efficient source of energy?

## 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) : The list  of  thermal  power  plants  older  than  20  years  which  have  not submitted plan to adhere to the prescribed emission control norms is enclosed. These plants would be shutdown or retired as per Phasing out plan and time lines given by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC).  The  performance  of  Thermal  Power  Plants  (TPPs) depend on its operation & maintenance, condition of equipment, technology of plant, technical parameters, station heat rate, quality of fuel etc. rather than the age of the plant.

(b): No, Sir, in the old thermal power plants fixed cost is negligible due to depreciation

(c) : No, Sir.

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(d) : In view of reply to (c) above, not applicable. However, in order to move towards sustainable, clean and efficient source of energy, Government has taken the following steps:

- i. Government has set an ambitious target of 175 GW Renewable energy (100 GW of Solar, 60 GW of Wind, 10 GW of biomass and 5 GW of small hydel) target by 2022.
- ii. India has submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the  United  Nations  Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change.  In  its  INDC, India has pledged to improve the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 below 2005 levels. It has also pledged to increase the share of non-fossil fuels-based electricity to 40 per cent by 2030.
- iii. The main focus of coal based generation has been the efficiency improvement with  use  of  higher  steam  parameters  and  this  has  led  to  reduced  fuel consumption and reduced Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.
- iv. Adoption  of  Supercritical  Plants  in  Thermal  Power  Plants  to  enhance  the efficiency  of  coal  fired  power  generation,  decrease  coal  consumption  and lesser CO2 emissions.
- v. New Emission norms for coal based Thermal Power Plants (TPP) have been notified by MoEF&CC on 7 th  December, 2015 and directions have been issued by CPCB under section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to all TPP to comply with the new emission standards.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 705 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 17.09.2020.

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List of thermal power units - not submitted plan to comply with emission control norms

|   Sr. No . | Region   | State                | Sector        | Organisation   | Name of Project    | Fuel Used   |   Unit No | Capacity (MW)   | Date of Commissioning   |   Age |
|------------|----------|----------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------|
|          1 | NR       | Rajasthan State      | Sector RRVUNL | KOTA TPS       | Coal               | 1           |       110 | 1/17/1983       |                         | 37.56 |
|          2 | NR       | Rajasthan State      | Sector RRVUNL |                | KOTA TPS           | Coal        |         2 | 110.00          | 7/13/1983               | 37.08 |
|          3 | NR       | Rajasthan State      | Sector RRVUNL |                | KOTA TPS           | Coal        |         3 | 210.00          | 9/25/1988               | 31.87 |
|          4 | NR       | Rajasthan            | State Sector  | RRVUNL         | KOTA TPS           | Coal        |         4 | 210.00          | 5/1/1989                | 31.27 |
|          5 | NR       | Uttar Pradesh        | State Sector  | UPRVUNL        | HARDUAGANJ TPS     | Coal        |         7 | 105.00          | 3/31/1978               | 42.36 |
|          6 | NR       | Uttar Pradesh        | State Sector  | UPRVUNL        | OBRA TPS           | Coal        |         7 | 94.00           | 12/14/1974              | 45.66 |
|          7 | NR       | Uttar Pradesh        | State Sector  | UPRVUNL        | PARICHHA TPS       | Coal        |         1 | 110.00          | 3/31/1984               | 36.36 |
|          8 | NR       | Uttar Pradesh        | State Sector  | UPRVUNL        | PARICHHA TPS       | Coal        |         2 | 110.00          | 2/25/1985               | 35.45 |
|          9 | WR       | Chhattisgarh         | State Sector  | CSPGCL         | KORBA-III          | Coal        |         1 | 120.00          | 3/22/1976               | 44.39 |
|         10 | WR       | Chhattisgarh         | State Sector  | CSPGCL         | KORBA-III          | Coal        |         2 | 120.00          | 4/5/1981                | 39.35 |
|         11 | WR       | Chhattisgarh         | State Sector  | CSPGCL         | KORBA-WEST TPS     | Coal        |         1 | 210.00          | 3/30/1984               | 36.36 |
|         12 | WR       | Chhattisgarh         | State Sector  | CSPGCL         | KORBA-WEST TPS     | Coal        |         2 | 210.00          | 6/21/1983               | 37.14 |
|         13 | WR       | Chhattisgarh         | State Sector  | CSPGCL         | KORBA-WEST TPS     | Coal        |         3 | 210.00          | 3/26/1985               | 35.37 |
|         14 | WR       | Chhattisgarh         | State Sector  | CSPGCL         | KORBA-WEST TPS     | Coal        |         4 | 210.00          | 3/13/1986               | 34.41 |
|         15 | SR       | Andhra Pradesh State | Sector        | APGENCO        | Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | Coal        |         1 | 210.00          | 11/1/1979               | 40.78 |
|         16 | SR       | Andhra Pradesh       | State Sector  | APGENCO        | Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | Coal        |         2 | 210.00          | 10/10/1980              | 39.83 |
|         17 | SR       | Andhra Pradesh       | State Sector  | APGENCO        | Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | Coal        |         3 | 210.00          | 10/5/1989               | 30.84 |
|         18 | SR       | Andhra Pradesh       | State Sector  | APGENCO        | Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | Coal        |         4 | 210.00          | 8/23/1990               | 29.96 |
|         19 | SR       | Andhra Pradesh       | State Sector  | APGENCO        | Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | Coal        |         5 | 210.00          | 3/31/1994               | 26.35 |
|         20 | SR       | Andhra Pradesh       | State Sector  | APGENCO        | Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | Coal        |         6 | 210.00          | 2/24/1995               | 25.45 |
|         21 | SR       | Tamil Nadu           | State Sector  | TANGEDCO       | Thoothukudi TPS    | Coal        |         1 | 210.00          | 7/9/1979                | 41.09 |
|         22 | SR       | Tamil Nadu           | State Sector  | TANGEDCO       | Thoothukudi TPS    | Coal        |         2 | 210.00          | 12/17/1980              | 39.65 |
|         23 | SR       | Tamil Nadu           | State Sector  | TANGEDCO       | Thoothukudi TPS    | Coal        |         3 | 210.00          | 4/16/1982               | 38.32 |

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## ANNEXURE

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| 24       | ER       | Jharkhand   | Central Sector         | DVC      | BOKARO `B` TPS   | Coal     | 3        | 210.00   | 8/1/1993   | 27.02   |
|----------|----------|-------------|------------------------|----------|------------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|---------|
| 25       | ER       | West Bengal | Sector DVC             |          | DURGAPUR TPS     | Coal     | 4 210.00 | 9/1/1982 | 37.94      |         |
| 26       | ER       | West Bengal | State Sector           | WBPDC    | BANDEL TPS       | Coal     | 1        | 60.00    | 9/1/1965   | 54.95   |
| 27       | ER       | West Bengal | State Sector           | WBPDC    | BANDEL TPS       | Coal     | 2        | 60.00    | 10/1/1965  | 54.87   |
| 28       | ER       | West Bengal | State Sector           | WBPDC    | BANDEL TPS       | Coal     | 5        | 210.00   | 10/8/1982  | 37.84   |
| 29       | ER       | West Bengal | Sector                 | CESC     | TITAGARH TPS     | Coal     | 1        | 60.00    | 3/17/1985  | 35.40   |
| 30       | ER       | West Bengal | Sector                 | CESC     | TITAGARH TPS     | Coal     | 2        | 60.00    | 12/12/1982 | 37.66   |
| 31       | ER       | West Bengal | Private Sector Private | CESC     | TITAGARH TPS     | Coal     | 3        | 60.00    | 4/26/1983  | 37.29   |
| 32       | ER       | West Bengal | Sector                 | CESC     | TITAGARH TPS     | Coal     | 4        | 60.00    | 1/16/1984  | 36.56   |
| Total 32 | Total 32 | Total 32    | Total 32               | Total 32 | Total 32         | Total 32 | Total 32 | 5019.00  |            |         |

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