Lok Sabha Question No. 3083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Requirement of Coal and Gas for Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3083 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## REQUIREMENT OF COAL AND GAS FOR POWER PROJECTS

†3083. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

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

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : The total requirement and supply of coal during the last three years and the  current  year  (April  -  June,  2022)  in  the  thermal  power  plants  (coal  based)  in  the country are as under:

| Coal (Million Tonnes)   | Coal (Million Tonnes)   | Coal (Million Tonnes)   | Coal (Million Tonnes)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Year                    | Projected Requirement   | Supply                  | Consumption             |
| 2019-20                 | 698.2                   | 638.7                   | 622.2                   |
| 2020-21                 | 690.2                   | 596.3                   | 615.4                   |
| 2021-22                 | 723.2                   | 694.6                   | 697.3                   |
| 2022-23 (Apr-June)      | 201.2                   | 205.5                   | 205.4                   |

The  details  of  State-wise  requirement,  receipt  and  consumption  of  coal, during the last three years and the current year (Apr-Jun, 2022) at Annexure-I.

The requirement of gas in gas based power plants (@ 85% PLF, assuming GCV of 9500 kcal/SCM and SHR of 2000 kcal/kWh) and gas supplied/consumed during last three years and current year (Apr-Jun, 2022) is as under:

| Gas (MMSCMD)       | Gas (MMSCMD)          | Gas (MMSCMD)   |
|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
| Year               | Projected Requirement | Supply         |
| 2019-20            | 102.4                 | 29.5           |
| 2020-21            | 102.4                 | 30.1           |
| 2021-22            | 102.4                 | 22.6           |
| 2022-23 (Apr-June) | 102.4                 | 19.4           |

(MMSCMD- Million Metric Standard Cubic Meters per Day)

........2.

State-wise requirement of gas and gas supplied during last three years and current year (Apr-Jun, 2022) is enclosed at Annexure-II.

- (c) : The supply of coal has increased from 638.7 MT in FY 2019-20 to 694.7 MT in FY 2021-22 with a marginal dip during FY21 to 596.3 MT. Further, during 2022-23 (AprJune), coal supply has been 205.5 MT against the requirement of 201.2 MT.

However,  the  supply  of  gas  has  declined  from  29.5  MMSCMD  during  FY 2019-20 to 19.4 MMSCMD in FY 2022-23 (Apr-June).

- (d) : Government has taken the following measures to meet the demand:
- (i) Commercial Auction of coal mines on revenue share mechanism:- Since Launch of auction of coal mines for commercial mining in June 2020, 42 coal mines have been successfully auctioned.
- (ii) Allowed  sale  of  excess  coal  from  captive  mines:  Government  has  allowed  sale  of coal from captive mines upto 50% of the total coal or lignite produced in a financial year  on  payment  of  additional  amount  to  the  State  Government,  after  meeting  the requirement of end use plant linked with the mine.
- (iii) Increasing share of renewable energy; capacity of 500 GW of non-fossil by 2030.
- (iv) Imported  Regasified  Liquefied   Natural  Gas  (RLNG)   is  kept  under  Open  General License  (OGL)  and  gas  based  power  plants  are  free  to  import  RLNG  on  mutually agreed  terms  and  conditions.  Further,  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.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3083 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2022 **************

## Coal Requirement, Supplied and Consumption in Last Three Years and Current Year

All Figures in Million Tones

| State          | 2019-20       | 2019-20   | 2019-20       | 2020-21       | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22       | 2021-22   | 2021-22       | 2022-23 (Apr-Jun)   | 2022-23 (Apr-Jun)   | 2022-23 (Apr-Jun)   |
|----------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| State          | Require- ment | Receipt   | Consump- tion | Require- ment | Receipt   | Consump- tion | Require- ment | Receipt   | Consump- tion | Require- ment       | Receipt             | Consump- tion       |
| Andhra Pradesh | 43.7          | 39.4      | 38.4          | 43.4          | 28.0      | 29.5          | 44.3          | 37.2      | 37.3          | 11.9                | 12.3                | 11.1                |
| Assam          | 2.1           | 2.7       | 2.3           | 2.4           | 1.4       | 1.7           | 1.7           | 2.4       | 2.5           | 0.5                 | 0.9                 | 0.8                 |
| Bihar          | 21.5          | 25.5      | 25.3          | 25.9          | 24.8      | 24.6          | 26.7          | 30.0      | 30.1          | 9.2                 | 9.3                 | 9.6                 |
| Chhattisgarh   | 79.2          | 80.1      | 78.9          | 80.2          | 93.3      | 92.8          | 89.4          | 101.7     | 101.9         | 25.7                | 24.3                | 26.1                |
| Gujarat        | 45.5          | 41.3      | 40.8          | 43.7          | 34.5      | 36.6          | 44.3          | 26.0      | 25.3          | 8.8                 | 9.1                 | 9.0                 |
| Haryana        | 16.2          | 12.3      | 10.9          | 15.6          | 7.5       | 9.1           | 14.4          | 14.3      | 15.0          | 4.2                 | 5.2                 | 5.7                 |
| Jharkhand      | 17.6          | 16.7      | 16.3          | 18.0          | 16.5      | 16.8          | 17.4          | 17.7      | 17.8          | 4.7                 | 4.5                 | 4.9                 |
| Karnataka      | 22.0          | 15.4      | 14.5          | 20.9          | 10.3      | 11.3          | 19.7          | 18.1      | 18.4          | 6.5                 | 7.4                 | 7.0                 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 80.1          | 75.5      | 74.6          | 78.5          | 75.8      | 77.6          | 82.7          | 84.0      | 83.7          | 24.0                | 24.3                | 24.0                |
| Maharashtra    | 86.6          | 76.4      | 72.7          | 81.3          | 62.6      | 66.6          | 81.7          | 78.4      | 80.3          | 22.7                | 24.7                | 24.1                |
| Odisha         | 37.1          | 33.2      | 33.1          | 37.0          | 42.2      | 42.1          | 40.6          | 45.4      | 44.5          | 12.6                | 11.4                | 11.3                |
| Punjab         | 18.4          | 12.5      | 12.1          | 17.7          | 10.2      | 11.1          | 20.6          | 14.8      | 15.3          | 4.7                 | 5.8                 | 5.3                 |
| Rajasthan      | 28.9          | 24.3      | 22.3          | 27.7          | 20.4      | 21.4          | 30.2          | 24.6      | 24.5          | 8.5                 | 8.3                 | 7.9                 |
| Tamil Nadu     | 34.7          | 28.9      | 28.7          | 34.5          | 23.7      | 24.4          | 38.9          | 31.1      | 29.6          | 10.2                | 9.5                 | 8.9                 |
| Telangana      | 30.9          | 29.6      | 29.9          | 29.6          | 25.6      | 26.5          | 32.3          | 31.2      | 31.2          | 8.8                 | 8.7                 | 8.3                 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 82.9          | 75.4      | 74.0          | 82.4          | 73.8      | 76.5          | 87.5          | 84.1      | 84.6          | 23.7                | 25.0                | 26.7                |
| West Bengal    | 50.8          | 49.4      | 47.3          | 51.2          | 45.7      | 47.0          | 50.7          | 53.6      | 55.2          | 14.6                | 14.7                | 14.7                |
| Grand Total    | 698.3         | 638.7     | 622.2         | 690.2         | 596.3     | 615.4         | 723.2         | 694.6     | 697.3         | 201.2               | 205.5               | 205.4               |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3083 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2022 **************

Gas Requirement and Supplied in Last Three Years and Current Year

|                | 2019-20       | 2019-20   | 2020-21       | 2020-21   | 2021-22       | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (Apr-Jun)   | 2022-23 (Apr-Jun)   |
|----------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| State          | Require- ment | Supplied  | Require- ment | Supplied  | Require- ment | Supplied  | Require- ment       | Supplied            |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21.7          | 1.9       | 21.7          | 2.0       | 21.7          | 1.4       | 21.7                | 0.9                 |
| Assam          | 2.7           | 2.4       | 2.7           | 2.2       | 2.7           | 2.6       | 2.7                 | 2.8                 |
| Delhi          | 9.5           | 3.5       | 9.5           | 3.0       | 9.5           | 2.8       | 9.5                 | 3.2                 |
| Gujarat        | 31.5          | 7.2       | 31.5          | 9.9       | 31.5          | 4.0       | 31.5                | 2.0                 |
| Haryana        | 1.9           | 0.3       | 1.9           | 0.6       | 1.9           | 0.1       | 1.9                 | 0.0                 |
| Maharashtra    | 13.8          | 4.7       | 13.8          | 3.5       | 13.8          | 3.8       | 13.8                | 2.5                 |
| PUDUCHERRY     | 0.1           | 0.2       | 0.1           | 0.2       | 0.1           | 0.2       | 0.1                 | 0.2                 |
| Rajasthan      | 4.4           | 1.1       | 4.4           | 1.0       | 4.4           | 1.3       | 4.4                 | 1.2                 |
| Tamil Nadu     | 3.8           | 1.7       | 3.8           | 1.4       | 3.8           | 1.2       | 3.8                 | 1.3                 |
| TRIPURA        | 4.7           | 4.0       | 4.7           | 4.4       | 4.7           | 4.0       | 4.7                 | 4.0                 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 6.4           | 1.5       | 6.4           | 1.6       | 6.4           | 0.7       | 6.4                 | 1.4                 |
| UTTARAKHAND    | 1.9           | 1.2       | 1.9           | 0.4       | 1.9           | 0.6       | 1.9                 | 0.0                 |
| Grand Total    | 102.4         | 29.5      | 102.4         | 30.1      | 102.4         | 22.6      | 102.4               | 19.4                |

*- Requirement is calculated at 85% PLF (assuming GCV of 9500 Kcal/SCM and SHR of 2000 Kcal/kWh) (MMSCMD- Million Metric Standard Cubic Metres Daily)

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