Lok Sabha Question No. 827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Requirement of Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.827

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## REQUIREMENT OF POWER PROJECTS

## 827. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total requirement of coal and gas for  each power  project during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) the quantum of coal and gas supplied during the said period,  State and year-wise;
- (c) whether the supply of coal and gas has been declined;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof;  and
- (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken to meet the  demand  of  coal  and  gas?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b): The details of requirement of coal and gas as well as the quantum of coal and gas supplied to power projects during the last three years and the current year, Statewise including Jharkhand, are furnished at Annexures-I and II respectively.

(c)  &  (d):  The  total  quantum  of  coal  and  gas  supplied  during  the  last  three  years  and current year (Apr-Oct, 2021) are as under:

| Year              |   Coal supplied (in Million Tonnes) |   Gas supplied (MMSCM)* |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2018-19           |                              642.92 |                11311.2  |
| 2019-20           |                              638.68 |                10769.4  |
| 2020-21           |                              596.28 |                10982    |
| 2020-21 (Apr-Oct) |                              318.3  |                 7147.6  |
| 2021-22 (Apr-Oct) |                              382.48 |                 5586.52 |

In  year  2021-22,  the  supply  of  coal  has  increased,  while  the  gas  supply  has decreased as compared to the same period in 2020-21. The gas supplied during the last three years remained almost same.

## (e): Steps taken to meet the demand of coal and gas:

- (i) In order to address the issues of coal supplies to power sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising of representatives from Ministries of Power, Coal, Railways, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company  Limited  (SCCL)  meet  regularly  to  take  various  operational  decisions  to enhance  supply  of  coal  to  thermal  power  plants  as  well  as  for  meeting  any contingent  situations  relating  to  Power  Sector  including  to  alleviate  critical  coal stock position in power plants.
- (ii) Ministry of Power has constituted a Core Management Team (CMT) with members from MoP, Railways, CEA, CIL, NTPC, DVC and POSOCO to ensure close monitoring of coal stocks at thermal power plants (TPPs) and operational decisions are being taken in CMT to augment supply of sufficient quantity of coal to the TPPs.
- (iii) Recently,  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  comprising  of  Secretary  (Coal),  Secretary (Power),  Secretary  (MoEF&CC)  and  Chairman,  Railway  Board  has  been  set  up  to finalise  demand  in  advance,  review  the  situation  and  take  corrective  action  with regard to ensure adequate coal supply to power plants in the country.
- (iv) Revised coal stocking norms have been made by CEA mandating the coal stock of 17 days at pit head stations and 26 days at non-pit head stations to be maintained by power plants through February to June every year.
- (v) In  order  to  augment  availability  of  domestic  gas,  Government  has  taken  several steps  to  enhance  exploration  &  production  of  natural  gas  in  the  country  such  as Discovered Small Field Policy, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy, Policy for Extension of Production Sharing Contracts, Policy for early monetization of Coal Bed  Methane  etc.  Further,  imported  RLNG  (Regasified  Liquefied    Natural  Gas)    is kept  under  Open  General  License  (OGL)  and  gas  based  power  plants  are  free  to import RLNG on mutually agreed terms and conditions.

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Annexure-I ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## 827 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

| ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   | ANNEXURE-PLANT-WISE COAL REQUIREMENT AND RECEIPT FROM 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)   |
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| S. No                                                                                | Sector                                                                               | Capacity (MW) as on 31.09.202 1                                                      | 2018-19                                                                              | 2018-19                                                                              | 2019-20                                                                              | 2019-20                                                                              | 2020-21                                                                              | 2021-22 (Apr-October)                                                                | 2021-22 (Apr-October)                                                                | 2021-22 (Apr-October)                                                                |
|                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      | Coal required                                                                        | Coal supplied                                                                        | Coal required                                                                        | Coal supplied                                                                        | Coal required                                                                        | Coal supplied                                                                        | Coal required                                                                        | Coal supplied                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                              | 5330                                                                                 | 15224.96                                                                             | 17213.90                                                                             | 16212.15                                                                             | 12330.64                                                                             | 15597.06                                                                             | 7501.65                                                                              | 8671.07                                                                              | 6777.67                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                               | 5680                                                                                 | 18004.58                                                                             | 17071.33                                                                             | 18447.18                                                                             | 12507.52                                                                             | 17743.31                                                                             | 10179.39                                                                             | 11976.68                                                                             | 8155.79                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                            | 8240                                                                                 | 26357.74                                                                             | 24537.69                                                                             | 28880.22                                                                             | 24270.19                                                                             | 27688.32                                                                             | 20355.23                                                                             | 17441.72                                                                             | 11267.85                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 23729                                                                                | 80964.68                                                                             | 73872.64                                                                             | 82921.93                                                                             | 75430.76                                                                             | 82394.32                                                                             | 73818.23                                                                             | 51826.88                                                                             | 48831.12                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 23165                                                                                | 73751.85                                                                             | 76324.84                                                                             | 79233.44                                                                             | 80103.14                                                                             | 80243.26                                                                             | 93319.76                                                                             | 51758.57                                                                             | 57325.79                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                              | 14692                                                                                | 41444.93                                                                             | 40308.72                                                                             | 45501.14                                                                             | 41288.04                                                                             | 43670.36                                                                             | 34465.03                                                                             | 25904.80                                                                             | 15363.03                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 21860                                                                                | 67237.82                                                                             | 73664.01                                                                             | 80129.89                                                                             | 75462.11                                                                             | 78469.36                                                                             | 75767.95                                                                             | 47198.09                                                                             | 45353.82                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                          | 24846                                                                                | 75817.90                                                                             | 77563.00                                                                             | 86584.14                                                                             | 76430.84                                                                             | 81329.85                                                                             | 62598.79                                                                             | 47171.60                                                                             | 42010.51                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 11590                                                                                | 45570.65                                                                             | 37700.92                                                                             | 43705.23                                                                             | 39375.84                                                                             | 43430.67                                                                             | 27959.32                                                                             | 25434.81                                                                             | 20822.25                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                            | 9480                                                                                 | 22273.99                                                                             | 17644.89                                                                             | 21953.17                                                                             | 15362.27                                                                             | 20937.43                                                                             | 10347.71                                                                             | 11375.35                                                                             | 9210.22                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 9520                                                                                 | 37100.03                                                                             | 32270.03                                                                             | 34716.09                                                                             | 28904.27                                                                             | 34461.89                                                                             | 23688.01                                                                             | 22039.84                                                                             | 18377.30                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                            | 7572.5                                                                               | 30952.35                                                                             | 31733.58                                                                             | 30868.16                                                                             | 29640.56                                                                             | 29580.94                                                                             | 25559.57                                                                             | 18800.01                                                                             | 18122.21                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                | 7050                                                                                 | 22678.81                                                                             | 23351.29                                                                             | 21505.87                                                                             | 25545.71                                                                             | 25933.11                                                                             | 24849.89                                                                             | 15633.25                                                                             | 15667.50                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                            | 4250                                                                                 | 16741.74                                                                             | 16859.54                                                                             | 17558.80                                                                             | 16737.50                                                                             | 18009.76                                                                             | 16544.98                                                                             | 10182.26                                                                             | 9473.92                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                               | 9540                                                                                 | 32663.41                                                                             | 31595.99                                                                             | 37118.26                                                                             | 33186.80                                                                             | 37040.83                                                                             | 42234.89                                                                             | 23350.07                                                                             | 25499.52                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                          | 14165                                                                                | 47328.66                                                                             | 49459.80                                                                             | 50782.10                                                                             | 49408.41                                                                             | 51217.01                                                                             | 45658.37                                                                             | 30508.47                                                                             | 28900.75                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                | 750                                                                                  | 1543.20                                                                              | 1746.00                                                                              | 2147.34                                                                              | 2692.58                                                                              | 2427.34                                                                              | 1427.17                                                                              | 991.01                                                                               | 1319.39                                                                              |
| TOTAL                                                                                | TOTAL                                                                                | 201459.50                                                                            | 655657.31                                                                            | 642918.16                                                                            | 698265.12                                                                            | 638677.18                                                                            | 690174.81                                                                            | 596275.95                                                                            | 420264.48                                                                            | 382478.65                                                                            |

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## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 827 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

| State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   | State-wise Plant wise Gas Requirement and Gas consumption of last 3 Years and Current Year   |
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| S. No                                                                                        | State Wise                                                                                   | Installed Capacity                                                                           | Gas Requirement ( in MMSCMD)                                                                 | Gas Requirement ( in MMSCMD)                                                                 | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCMD)                                                           | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCMD)                                                           | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCMD)                                                           | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCMD)                                                           | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCMD)                                                           | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCMD)                                                           |
| S. No                                                                                        | State Wise                                                                                   | Installed Capacity                                                                           | 2018-19                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                                      | 2021-22 (Apr-Oct)                                                                            | 2018-19                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                                      | 2021-22 (Apr- Oct)                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                               | 5046.54                                                                                      | 24.00                                                                                        | 24.09                                                                                        | 24.09                                                                                        | 24.09                                                                                        | 2.86                                                                                         | 1.88                                                                                         | 2.03                                                                                         | 1.63                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                        | 644.86                                                                                       | 3.07                                                                                         | 3.07                                                                                         | 3.08                                                                                         | 3.08                                                                                         | 2.49                                                                                         | 2.38                                                                                         | 2.20                                                                                         | 2.53                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                            | DELHI                                                                                        | 2208.40                                                                                      | 10.54                                                                                        | 10.54                                                                                        | 10.54                                                                                        | 10.54                                                                                        | 3.58                                                                                         | 3.49                                                                                         | 2.99                                                                                         | 2.94                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                                      | 7336.41                                                                                      | 35.02                                                                                        | 35.02                                                                                        | 35.02                                                                                        | 35.02                                                                                        | 6.99                                                                                         | 7.15                                                                                         | 9.86                                                                                         | 5.90                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                                      | 431.59                                                                                       | 2.06                                                                                         | 2.06                                                                                         | 2.06                                                                                         | 2.06                                                                                         | 0.36                                                                                         | 0.34                                                                                         | 0.55                                                                                         | 0.12                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                  | 3207.00                                                                                      | 15.31                                                                                        | 15.31                                                                                        | 15.31                                                                                        | 15.31                                                                                        | 4.93                                                                                         | 4.68                                                                                         | 3.53                                                                                         | 4.12                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                            | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                   | 32.50                                                                                        | 0.16                                                                                         | 0.16                                                                                         | 0.16                                                                                         | 0.16                                                                                         | 0.18                                                                                         | 0.17                                                                                         | 0.17                                                                                         | 0.17                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                                    | 1023.13                                                                                      | 4.88                                                                                         | 4.88                                                                                         | 4.88                                                                                         | 4.88                                                                                         | 1.50                                                                                         | 1.10                                                                                         | 0.96                                                                                         | 1.64                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                                                   | 896.30                                                                                       | 4.28                                                                                         | 4.28                                                                                         | 4.28                                                                                         | 4.28                                                                                         | 1.84                                                                                         | 1.72                                                                                         | 1.42                                                                                         | 1.19                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                                      | 1132.10                                                                                      | 5.40                                                                                         | 5.40                                                                                         | 5.40                                                                                         | 5.40                                                                                         | 4.16                                                                                         | 3.96                                                                                         | 4.40                                                                                         | 3.73                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                | 1493.14                                                                                      | 7.13                                                                                         | 7.13                                                                                         | 7.13                                                                                         | 7.13                                                                                         | 1.39                                                                                         | 1.50                                                                                         | 1.58                                                                                         | 1.17                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                  | 450.00                                                                                       | 2.15                                                                                         | 2.15                                                                                         | 2.15                                                                                         | 2.15                                                                                         | 0.72                                                                                         | 1.15                                                                                         | 0.41                                                                                         | 0.98                                                                                         |
|                                                                                              | All India Total                                                                              | 23901.97                                                                                     | 114.01                                                                                       | 114.09                                                                                       | 114.10                                                                                       | 114.10                                                                                       | 30.99                                                                                        | 29.51                                                                                        | 30.09                                                                                        | 26.11                                                                                        |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                              |                                                                                              | Gas Requirement ( in MMSCM)                                                                  | Gas Requirement ( in MMSCM)                                                                  | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCM)                                                            | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCM)                                                            | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCM)                                                            | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCM)                                                            | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCM)                                                            | Gas Supplied/Consumed ( in MMSCM)                                                            |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                              |                                                                                              | 41612.32                                                                                     | 41643.93                                                                                     | 41645.93                                                                                     | 24417.07                                                                                     | 11311.19                                                                                     | 10769.41                                                                                     | 10981.95                                                                                     | 5586.52                                                                                      |

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