Lok Sabha Question No. 2429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Demand for Coal Supply
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## Demand for Coal Supply

## 2429. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) whether despite issues in supply of coal in October-November, 2021, Government is still not able to supply coal to units and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the constraints being faced in getting rakes from Railways for supplying coal;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  fix  to  responsibility  on  CIL  for  lagging behind  in  meeting  the  coal  demand  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons thereof;
- (d) the present status of demand for coal and supply by Government, plant-wise and State-wise, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) whether asking thermal plants to import coal is indicative of short supply of coal and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a): There is no shortage of coal in the country. Due to increased demand of power, less power generation by imported coal based power plants and some interruption in supply of coal due to heavy rains, the coal stock at the power plants depleted to 7.2 Million  Tonnes  (MT)  as  on  8th  October,  2021.  Subsequently  with  increased  coal supplies, the coal stock has started increasing and has now reached 26.5 MT as on 09.03.2022 with respect to the plants based on domestic coal. In addition, coal stock at  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  and  Singareni  Collieries  Company  Limited  (SCCL) pithead as on 13.03.2022 is  47.95 MT and 4.49 MT respectively.  In 2021-22 (up to 10th Mar'22),  Coal India (CIL) has dispatched 506.29 MT, with a 23% growth over last  year.  Similarly,  SCCL  and  captive  coal  blocks  have dispatched 50.38  MT  and 77.5 MT coal to power sector (up to 10th Mar'22) which is 34.2% and 40% more than the same period of last year.

(b): Railways  have  improved  supply  of  total  coal  rakes  from  404  rakes/day  in September 2021 to 508 rakes/day in February 2022. Of this, rake supply to power sector, on account of higher priority for the sector has improved from 305 rakes/day in September 2021 to 396 rakes/day in February 2022.

Railways is in constant touch with coal companies and Gencos for reducing terminal detention of rakes and generate additional rakes for coal loading. Railways have also made a plan for induction of one lakh wagons (out of which 41% are open wagons), during  the  horizon  of  three  years  to  facilitate  enhanced  supply  of  rakes  to  coal sector.

(c): Due to the high price of International Coal, the domestic as well as import-based power plants imported less amount of coal during the current Fiscal resulting in less generation from import-based power plants. On the other hand, domestic coal-based power plants generated as per their programme with a growth of 16 % over last year same period.

(d): The  plant-wise  and  state  wise  details  of  receipt  and  consumption  of  coal (domestic and imported) by thermal power plants in the country for the period April 2021-Jan 2022 is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(e): As per the current import policy, coal is kept under Open General License (OGL) and consumers are free to import coal from the source of their choice as per their contractual  prices  on  payment  of  applicable  duty.  In  view  of  limited  domestic production  of  coking  coal,  coking  coal  will  continue  to  be  imported  for  use  by  the steel sector. Thermal power based on domestic coal may use imported coal up to 10%  for  blending  with  domestic  coal,  where  technically  feasible,  to  meet  the increased power demand in the country.

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| Plant-Wise Coal Receipt and Coal Consumption   | Plant-Wise Coal Receipt and Coal Consumption   | Plant-Wise Coal Receipt and Coal Consumption   | Plant-Wise Coal Receipt and Coal Consumption   | Plant-Wise Coal Receipt and Coal Consumption   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| State                                          | Name of Station                                | Capacity (MW)                                  | Total Receipt                                  | Total Consumption                              |
| State Haryana                                  | INDIRA GANDHI STPP                             | 1500                                           | 3789                                           | 3808                                           |
| Haryana                                        | MAHATMAGANDHI TPS                              | 1320                                           | 3681                                           | 4202                                           |
| Haryana                                        | PANIPAT TPS                                    | 710                                            | 1344                                           | 1447                                           |
| Haryana                                        | RAJIV GANDHI TPS                               | 1200                                           | 1344                                           | 1404                                           |
| Haryana                                        | YAMUNA NAGAR TPS                               | 600                                            | 1353                                           | 1316                                           |
| Punjab                                         | GH TPS (LEH.MOH.)                              | 920                                            | 1290                                           | 1036                                           |
| Punjab                                         | GOINDWAL SAHIB TPP                             | 540                                            | 1034                                           | 1099                                           |
| Punjab                                         | RAJPURA TPP                                    | 1400                                           | 4053                                           | 4463                                           |
| Punjab                                         | ROPAR TPS                                      | 840                                            | 972                                            | 822                                            |
| Punjab                                         | TALWANDI SABO TPP                              | 1980                                           | 4527                                           | 4809                                           |
| Rajasthan                                      | CHHABRA-II TPP                                 | 1320                                           | 2887                                           | 3112                                           |
| Rajasthan                                      | CHHABRA-I PH-1 TPP                             | 500                                            | 409                                            | 800                                            |
| Rajasthan                                      | CHHABRA-I PH-2 TPP                             | 500                                            | 607                                            | 186                                            |
| Rajasthan                                      | KAWAI TPS                                      | 1320                                           | 3902                                           | 4035                                           |
| Rajasthan                                      | KOTA TPS                                       | 1240                                           | 4000                                           | 3973                                           |
| Rajasthan                                      | SURATGARH STPS                                 | 660                                            | 1734                                           | 1596                                           |
| Rajasthan                                      | SURATGARH TPS                                  | 1500                                           | 2103                                           | 1936                                           |
| Rajasthan                                      | KALISINDH TPS                                  | 1200                                           | 3510                                           | 3539                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | ANPARA C TPS                                   | 1200                                           | 4302                                           | 4310                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | ANPARA TPS                                     | 2630                                           | 9325                                           | 9228                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | BARKHERA TPS                                   | 90                                             | 133                                            | 156                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | DADRI (NCTPP)                                  | 1820                                           | 3073                                           | 3121                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | HARDUAGANJ TPS                                 | 605                                            | 778                                            | 889                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | JAWAHARPUR STPP                                | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | KHAMBARKHERA TPS                               | 90                                             | 146                                            | 155                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | KUNDARKI TPS                                   | 90                                             | 207                                            | 210                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | LALITPUR TPS                                   | 1980                                           | 5279                                           | 4973                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | MAQSOODPUR TPS                                 | 90                                             | 143                                            | 156                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | MEJA STPP                                      | 1320                                           | 4590                                           | 4480                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | OBRA TPS                                       | 1094                                           | 2781                                           | 2910                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh                    | OBRA-C STPP                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | PARICHHA TPS                                   | 1140                                           | 1862                                           | 2110                                           |
|                                                | PRAYAGRAJ TPP                                  | 1980                                           | 5775                                           | 6044                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | RIHAND STPS                                    | 3000                                           | 11484                                          | 11410                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | ROSA TPP Ph-I                                  | 1200                                           | 3216                                           | 3187                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | SINGRAULI STPS                                 | 2000                                           | 7767                                           | 7727                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | TANDA TPS                                      | 1760                                           | 4880                                           | 4587                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | UNCHAHAR TPS                                   | 1550                                           | 4476                                           | 4558                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | UTRAULA TPS                                    | 90                                             | 188                                            | 190                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                   | AKALTARA TPS                                   | 1800                                           | 4686                                           | 4566                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                   | BALCO TPS                                      | 600                                            | 1948                                           | 2137                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                   | BANDAKHAR TPP                                  | 300                                            | 1216                                           | 1292                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                   | BARADARHA TPS                                  | 1200                                           | 5420                                           | 5321                                           |
| Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh                      | BHILAI TPS BINJKOTE TPP                        | 500 600                                        | 2011 1129                                      | 2169 1165                                      |

| Chhattisgarh                  | DSPM TPS                                    | 500       | 2209      | 2304      |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Chhattisgarh                  | KORBA STPS                                  | 2600      | 11586     | 11910     |
| Chhattisgarh                  | KORBA-WEST TPS                              | 1340      | 5470      | 5636      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | LARA TPP                                    | 1600      | 6715      | 6467      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | MARWATPS                                    | 1000      | 2778      | 2832      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | NAWAPARA TPP                                | 600       | 355       | 456       |
| Chhattisgarh                  | PATHADI TPP                                 | 600       | 2058      | 2244      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | SIPAT STPS                                  | 2980      | 12213     | 12110     |
| Chhattisgarh                  | TAMNAR TPP                                  | 2400      | 6066      | 5985      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | UCHPINDA TPP                                | 1440      | 4012      | 4153      |
| Gujarat                       | GANDHI NAGAR TPS                            | 630       | 1758      | 1701      |
| Gujarat                       | SABARMATI (D-F STATIONS)                    | 362       | 1130      | 1161      |
| Gujarat                       | UKAI TPS                                    | 1110      | 2639      | 2610      |
| Gujarat                       | WANAKBORI TPS                               | 2270      | 6160      | 6214      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | AMARKANTAK EXT TPS                          | 210       | 799       | 823       |
| Madhya Pradesh                | ANUPPUR TPP                                 | 1200      | 4414      | 4444      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | BINA TPS                                    | 500       | 1459      | 1449      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | GADARWARA TPP                               | 1600      | 4215      | 3946      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | KHARGONE STPP                               | 1320      | 2816      | 2939      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | SANJAY GANDHI TPS                           | 1340      | 3892      | 4070      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | SATPURA TPS                                 | 1330      | 1684      | 1835      |
| Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh | SEIONI TPP SHREE SINGAJI TPP                | 600 2520  | 2108 5335 | 1904 5281 |
| Madhya Pradesh                | NIGRI TPP                                   | 1320      | 4330      | 4197      |
| Madhya Pradesh                | SASAN UMTPP                                 | 3960      | 15079     | 15346     |
| Madhya Pradesh                | VINDHYACHAL STPS                            | 4760      | 20691     | 20465     |
| Maharashtra                   | AMRAVATI TPS                                | 1350      | 4457      | 4779      |
| Maharashtra                   | BELA TPS                                    | 270       | 0         | 0         |
| Maharashtra                   | BHUSAWAL TPS                                | 1210      | 3989      | 3960      |
| Maharashtra                   | BUTIBORI TPP                                | 600       | 0         | 0         |
| Maharashtra                   | CHANDRAPUR(MAHARASHTRA) STPS                | 2920      | 9098      | 9501      |
| Maharashtra                   | DAHANU TPS                                  | 500       | 1497      | 1700      |
| Maharashtra                   | DHARIWAL TPP                                | 600       | 2247      | 2247      |
| Maharashtra                   | GMR WARORA TPS                              | 600       | 1815      | 1811      |
| Maharashtra                   | KHAPARKHEDA TPS                             | 1340      | 5154      | 5023      |
| Maharashtra                   | KORADI TPS                                  | 2400      | 6919      | 6825      |
| Maharashtra                   | MAUDATPS                                    | 2320      | 7263      | 7377      |
| Maharashtra                   | NASIK TPS                                   | 630       | 1270      | 1316      |
| Maharashtra                   | PARAS TPS                                   | 500       | 1564      | 1582      |
| Maharashtra                   | PARLI TPS                                   | 750       | 1522      | 1566      |
| Maharashtra                   | SOLAPUR STPS                                | 1320      | 2002      | 2328      |
| Maharashtra                   | TIRORA TPS                                  | 3300      | 11451     | 11617     |
| Maharashtra                   | WARDHA WARORA TPP                           | 540       | 1241      | 1201      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | AVANTHA BHANDAR                             | 600       | 2446      | 2250      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | OP JINDAL TPS                               | 1000      | 3435      | 3368      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | RAIKHEDA TPP                                | 1370      | 7882      | 7772      |
| Chhattisgarh                  | SALORA TPP                                  | 135       | 0         | 0         |
| Madhya Pradesh                | MAHAN TPP                                   | 1200      | 1762      | 1687      |
| Maharashtra                   | MIHAN TPS                                   | 246       | 0         | 0         |
| Maharashtra                   | NASIK (P) TPS                               | 1350      | 0         | 0         |
| Maharashtra                   | SHIRPUR TPP                                 | 150       | 0         | 0         |
| Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh | DAMODARAMSANJEEVAIAH TPS Dr. N.TATA RAO TPS | 1600 1760 | 2933 7553 | 2855 7565 |
| Andhra Pradesh                | PAINAMPURAM TPP                             | 1320      | 4786      | 4715      |

| Andhra Pradesh            | RAYALASEEMA TPS                       | 1650   | 3970   | 4016      |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh            | SIMHADRI                              | 2000   | 7170   | 7102      |
| Andhra Pradesh            | VIZAG TPP                             | 1040   | 4      | 0         |
| Karnataka                 | BELLARY TPS                           | 1700   | 3595   | 3630      |
| Karnataka                 | KUDGI STPP                            | 2400   | 2565   | 2674      |
| Karnataka                 | RAICHUR TPS                           | 1720   | 3866   | 3699      |
| Karnataka                 | YERMARUS TPP                          | 1600   | 2652   | 2634      |
| Tamil Nadu                | METTUR TPS                            | 840    | 3136   | 3148      |
| Tamil Nadu                | METTUR TPS - II                       | 600    | 1807   | 1816      |
| Tamil Nadu                | NORTH CHENNAI TPS                     | 1830   | 7703   | 5831      |
| Tamil Nadu                | NTPL TUTICORIN TPP                    | 1000   | 2379   | 2474      |
| Tamil Nadu                | TUTICORIN TPS                         | 1050   | 3874   | 3798      |
| Tamil Nadu                | VALLUR TPP                            | 1500   | 4693   | 4763      |
| Telangana                 | BHADRADRI TPP                         | 810    | 2855   | 2788      |
| Telangana                 | KAKATIYA TPS                          | 1100   | 3421   | 3328      |
| Telangana                 | KOTHAGUDEM TPS (NEW)                  | 1000   | 3397   | 3391      |
| Telangana                 | KOTHAGUDEM TPS (STAGE-7)              | 800    | 2451   | 2409      |
| Telangana                 | RAMAGUNDEM-B TPS                      | 62.5   | 163    | 164       |
| Telangana                 | RAMAGUNDEM STPS                       | 2600   | 9184   | 9004      |
| Telangana                 | SINGARENI TPP                         | 1200   | 4471   | 4484      |
| Telangana                 | TELANGANA STPP                        | 0      | 0      | 0         |
| Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu | SGPL TPP                              | 1320   | 3330 0 | 3384 0    |
| Tamil Nadu                | TUTICORIN (P) TPP TUTICORIN TPP ST-IV | 300 0  | 0      | 0         |
| Bihar                     | BARAUNI TPS                           | 710    | 1241   | 1233      |
| Bihar                     | BARH I                                | 0      | 375    | 419       |
| Bihar                     | BARH II                               | 1320   | 4069   | 4019      |
| Bihar                     | KAHALGAON TPS                         | 2340   | 9690   | 10252     |
| Bihar                     | MUZAFFARPUR TPS                       | 610    | 1663   | 1714      |
| Bihar                     | NABINAGAR TPP                         | 750    | 3102   | 3090      |
| Bihar                     | NABINAGAR STPP                        | 1320   | 3920   | 3788      |
| Jharkhand                 | BOKARO `B` TPS                        | 0      | 0      | 0         |
| Jharkhand                 | BOKARO TPS `A` EXP                    | 500    | 1260   | 1366      |
| Jharkhand                 | CHANDRAPURA(DVC) TPS                  | 500    | 1844   | 1957      |
| Jharkhand                 | JOJOBERA TPS                          | 240    | 876    | 894       |
| Jharkhand                 | KODARMA TPP                           | 1000   | 3399   | 3510      |
| Jharkhand                 | MAHADEV PRASAD STPP                   | 540    | 2021   | 2071      |
| Jharkhand                 | MAITHON RB TPP                        | 1050   | 3945   | 4074      |
| Jharkhand                 | NORTH KARANPURA TPP                   | 0      | 0      | 0         |
| Jharkhand                 | TENUGHAT TPS                          | 420    | 763    | 963       |
| Odisha                    | DARLIPALI STPS                        | 800    | 5174   | 5001      |
| Odisha                    | DERANG TPP                            | 1200   | 5240   | 4831      |
| Odisha                    | IB VALLEY TPS                         | 1740   | 6838   | 6589      |
| Odisha                    | KAMALANGA TPS                         | 1050   | 4498   | 4567      |
| Odisha                    | VEDANTA TPP                           | 600    | 1710   | 1729      |
| Odisha                    | TALCHER (OLD) TPS                     | 0      | 0      | 0         |
| Odisha                    | TALCHER STPS                          | 3000   | 14126  | 14182     |
| Odisha                    | ROURKELA PP-II EXPANSION              | 0      | 0      | 0         |
| Odisha                    | UTKAL TPP (IND BARATH)                | 350    | 0      | 0         |
| West Bengal               | BAKRESWAR TPS                         | 1050   | 4005   | 4261      |
| West Bengal               | BANDEL TPS                            | 330    | 1072   | 1120      |
| West Bengal West Bengal   | BUDGE BUDGE TPS D.P.L. TPS            | 750    | 2670   | 2703 1507 |
| West Bengal               | DURGAPUR STEEL                        | 550    | 1387   |           |
|                           | TPS                                   | 1000   | 3222   | 3401      |

| West Bengal    | DURGAPUR TPS                           |    210 |     80 |    140 |
|----------------|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| West Bengal    | FARAKKA STPS                           |   2100 |   6433 |   6703 |
| West Bengal    | HALDIA TPP                             |    600 |   2416 |   2483 |
| West Bengal    | HIRANMAYE TPP                          |    300 |    643 |    613 |
| West Bengal    | KOLAGHAT TPS                           |   1260 |   2559 |   2720 |
| West Bengal    | MEJIA TPS                              |   2340 |   7892 |   8238 |
| West Bengal    | RAGHUNATHPUR TPP                       |   1200 |   3145 |   3297 |
| West Bengal    | SAGARDIGHI TPS                         |   1600 |   5776 |   5890 |
| West Bengal    | SANTALDIH TPS                          |    500 |   2168 |   2345 |
| West Bengal    | SOUTHERN REPL. TPS                     |    135 |    121 |    115 |
| West Bengal    | TITAGARH TPS                           |    240 |      0 |      0 |
| Assam          | BONGAIGAON TPP                         |    750 |   1929 |   1994 |
| Chhattisgarh   | CHAKABURA TPP                          |     30 |    177 |    178 |
| Chhattisgarh   | KASAIPALLI TPP                         |    270 |   1132 |   1215 |
| Chhattisgarh   | KATGHORA TPP                           |     35 |      0 |      0 |
| Chhattisgarh   | RATIJA TPS                             |    100 |    764 |    764 |
| Chhattisgarh   | SVPL TPP                               |     63 |      0 |      0 |
| Chhattisgarh   | SWASTIK KORBA TPP                      |     25 |      0 |      0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | NIWARI TPP                             |     90 |    190 |    190 |
| Maharashtra    | GEPL TPP Ph-I                          |    120 |      0 |      0 |
|                | Total-Plants designed on domestic coal | 183763 | 553838 | 556823 |

## State-Wise Coal Receipt and Consumption

| STATE            |   Capacity (MW) |   Total Receipt |   Total Consumption |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| Haryana          |            5330 |           11510 |               12177 |
| Punjab           |            5680 |           11874 |               12229 |
| Rajasthan        |            8240 |           19154 |               19179 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |           23729 |           70408 |               70401 |
| Chhattisgarh     |           23688 |           85711 |               86295 |
| Gujarat          |            4372 |           11687 |               11686 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |           21950 |           68773 |               68575 |
| Maharashtra      |           23016 |           61489 |               62832 |
| Andhra Pradesh   |           10690 |           29746 |               29637 |
| Karnataka        |            7420 |           12678 |               12637 |
| Tamil Nadu       |            7120 |           23592 |               21830 |
| Telangana        |            7573 |           25943 |               25567 |
| Bihar            |            7050 |           24059 |               24514 |
| Jharkhand        |            4250 |           14109 |               14836 |
| Odisha           |            8740 |           37587 |               36899 |
| West Bengal      |           14165 |           43589 |               45534 |
| Assam            |             750 |            1929 |                1994 |
| Total-All States |          183763 |          553838 |              556823 |