Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Supply of Coal for power plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## SUPPLY OF COAL FOR POWER PLANTS

†*195. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of coal supplied to thermal power plants during each of the last three years, year-wise and sector-wise;
- (b) whether thermal power plants have sufficient stock of coal to meet the current demand, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  thermal  power  plants  which  had  to  be  shut  down  for short  period  due  to  shortage  of  coal  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UTwise; and
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  uninterrupted supply of coal to the thermal power plants?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.  195 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2016 REGARDING SUPPLY OF COAL FOR POWER PLANTS.

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(a) : Sector-wise  details  of  quantum  of  coal  received  by  thermal  power plants  (monitored  by  Central  Electricity  Authority)  during  the  last  three  years  are given at Annex.

(b) : Yes,  Madam.  As  on  6 th   March,  2016,  coal  stock  at  power  plants  was around 36.7 Million Tonnes (MT) which is sufficient to meet the requirement of coal for operation of the coal based power plants for 26 days, on average.

(c) : As reported by power utilities, the generation loss due to shortage of coal during the last three years i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are 15.054 Billion Unit  (BU),  8.082  BU  and  2.678  BU  respectively.    During  the  current  year  2015-16 (upto February, 2016), none of the power plants have reported generation loss due to shortage of coal.

(d) : Steps being taken by the Government to ensure uninterrupted supply of coal to the thermal power plants, inter-alia, are :

(i) Enhanced production of coal by Coal India Limited (CIL). CIL has prepared a road  map  to  enhance  coal  production  to  1  Billion  Tonnes  (BT)  by  the  year 2019-20 to meet the coal requirement.

(ii) Coal  blocks  have  been  allotted  to  power  utilities  to  improve  domestic  coal availability.

(iii) The  availability  of  coal  is  regularly  monitored  at  the  highest  level  in  the Government so that generation of power plant is not affected due to shortage of coal.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION  NO.  195  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.03.2016 REGARDING SUPPLY OF COAL FOR POWER PLANTS. ***********

Sector-wise details of quantum of coal received by thermal power plants (monitored by Central Electricity Authority) during the last three years

| Sector   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   | Figures in thousand tonnes   |
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | 2012-13                      | 2012-13                      | 2012-13                      | 2013-14                      | 2013-14                      | 2013-14                      | 2014-15                      | 2014-15                      | 2014-15                      |
|          | Domestic                     | Imported                     | Total                        | Domestic                     | Imported                     | Total                        | Domestic                     | Imported                     | Total                        |
| Central  | 166937                       | 11476                        | 178413                       | 173936                       | 14802                        | 188738                       | 177839                       | 18542                        | 196381                       |
| State    | 195060                       | 13924                        | 208984                       | 181307                       | 14664                        | 195971                       | 196498                       | 16766                        | 213264                       |
| Private  | 39354                        | 37770                        | 77124                        | 59452                        | 50604                        | 110056                       | 76537                        | 55980                        | 132517                       |
| Total    | 401351                       | 63170                        | 464521                       | 414695                       | 80070                        | 494765                       | 450874                       | 91288                        | 542162                       |

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