Lok Sabha Question No. 1579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Coal based Electricity Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1579 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## COAL BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION

1579.   SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  seventy  per  cent  of  the  country's  electricity  generation  is  coal-based; and
- (b) if  so,  the  quantum of coal-based electricity generated in billion units during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  : The  electricity generation from coal-based power  plants along with percentage of total generation in the country during the last five years &  the current year 2022-23 (up to November, 2022) is given as under.

|                          | Generation (MU)             | Generation (MU)   | % of coal   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| Year                     | Coal-based plant Generation | Total Generation  | Gen         |
| 2017-18                  | 951754.51                   | 1308145.73        | 72.76       |
| 2018-19                  | 987681.83                   | 1376095.79        | 71.77       |
| 2019-20                  | 961218.23                   | 1389120.93        | 69.20       |
| 2020-21                  | 950937.55                   | 1381855.15        | 68.82       |
| 2021-22                  | 1041487.43                  | 1491913.19        | 69.81       |
| 2022-23 (Up to Nov, 22)* | 747790.62                   | 1089906.51        | 68.61       |

From above table, it  can  be  seen  that  the  percentage  (%)  electricity  generation  from coal-based  plants  varied  from  72.76%  (2017-18)  to  68.61%  (2022-23  up  to  Nov,  22) respectively.

(b) : The quantum of electricity generated in billion units (BU) from coal-based power plants, State-wise in the country, during the last five years and the current year 2022-23 (Up to Nov, 22) is given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1579  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 15.12.2022

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## STATE-WISE GENERATION FROM COAL  DURING LAST FIVE YEARS & CURRENT YEAR 2022-23 (UPTO NOV, 2022)

| Region      | State          | Monitored                    | Generation (in BU)     | Generation (in BU)   | Generation (in BU)   | Generation (in BU)   | Generation (in BU)   | Generation (in BU)   |
|-------------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Region      | State          | Capacity as on 30.11.2022 GW | 2022-23 (upto Nov 22)* | 2021-22              | 2020-21              | 2019-20              | 2018-19              | 2017-18              |
| NR          | DELHI          | 0.00                         | 0.00                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 1.40                 | 1.56                 |
|             | HARYANA        | 5.33                         | 21.98                  | 22.85                | 13.99                | 16.76                | 24.84                | 25.77                |
|             | PUNJAB         | 5.68                         | 20.67                  | 24.18                | 17.99                | 20.90                | 26.36                | 24.73                |
|             | RAJASTHAN      | 8.90                         | 30.51                  | 40.85                | 36.74                | 38.45                | 38.62                | 31.57                |
|             | UTTAR PRADESH  | 24.30                        | 102.58                 | 130.70               | 119.59               | 117.02               | 116.23               | 121.41               |
| WR          | CHHATTISGARH   | 23.69                        | 89.31                  | 140.87               | 134.61               | 117.99               | 115.47               | 109.86               |
|             | GUJARAT        | 14.69                        | 33.61                  | 43.88                | 71.64                | 79.01                | 75.25                | 74.64                |
|             | MADHYA PRADESH | 21.95                        | 89.98                  | 129.63               | 123.09               | 114.82               | 118.28               | 108.59               |
|             | MAHARASHTRA    | 23.86                        | 79.33                  | 116.49               | 98.17                | 107.00               | 112.73               | 103.66               |
| SR          | ANDHRA PRADESH | 11.59                        | 39.16                  | 53.33                | 46.15                | 56.92                | 56.12                | 57.20                |
|             | KARNATAKA      | 9.48                         | 21.15                  | 30.51                | 19.86                | 23.84                | 30.35                | 29.99                |
|             | TAMIL NADU     | 10.05                        | 28.07                  | 36.80                | 32.33                | 42.88                | 47.94                | 45.08                |
|             | TELANGANA      | 7.84                         | 32.37                  | 51.55                | 44.76                | 47.35                | 48.22                | 47.31                |
| ER          | BIHAR          | 8.40                         | 36.55                  | 43.94                | 33.87                | 35.36                | 32.17                | 28.44                |
|             | JHARKHAND      | 4.25                         | 20.22                  | 28.34                | 27.22                | 26.07                | 26.80                | 27.29                |
|             | ODISHA         | 9.54                         | 41.80                  | 60.16                | 55.21                | 41.53                | 40.05                | 40.49                |
|             | WEST BENGAL    | 13.70                        | 57.04                  | 83.22                | 72.74                | 71.40                | 74.03                | 72.43                |
| NER         | ASSAM          | 0.75                         | 3.46                   | 4.20                 | 2.98                 | 3.93                 | 2.82                 | 1.73                 |
| Grand Total |                | 203.99                       | 747.79                 | 1041.49              | 950.94               | 961.22               | 987.68               | 951.75               |

*PROVISIONAL BASED ON ACTUAL-CUM-ASSESMENT

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