Lok Sabha Question No. 3108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Supply of Coal to TPPs
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3108 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## Supply of Coal to TPPs

## 3108. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the certain thermal  power plants are either getting irregular supply  of  coal  or  not  getting  and  some  are  being  supplied  more  than  prescribed  in Memorandum of Understanding and Fuel Supply Agreements;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the criteria adopted for allocation of coal to each of the thermal power plants and the manner in which the said plants meet the shortage of coal; and
- (d) the quantum of coal which was not allocated despite availability of coal thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a)&(b) : As per the information received from  Coal India Limited(CIL), there is no such irregular supply/availability of coal  impacting power generation in the country.As per the report  of  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA),  presently,  (as  on  08.12.2015)  coal  stock with  power  utilities  has  increased  to  a  level  of  28.25  MT  equivalent  to  21  days' requirement,  as  against  corresponding  level  in  last  year  of  11.46  MT  equivalent  to  8 days' requirement) as on 08.12.2014.

(c)&(d): Coal is supplied under Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) to  Thermal Power Plants (TPPs)  wherein  supply  of  indigenous  coal  has  been  assured  presently  to  the  tune  of 90% and 67% of committed quantity for  TPPs commissioned up to March, 2009 and after March, 2009, respectively. Further, as per Ministry of Coal's  Annual Plan for 201516,  All  India  Coal  demand  has  been  assessed  to  be  910  MT  against  which  supplies from indigenous sources has been planned at 699.97 MT (CIL : 550 MT; SCCL : 56 MT & Others including  captive  blocks  :  93.97  MT)  with  a  shortfall  of  210.03  MT  which  is envisaged to be met through imports by consuming sectors.  As regards Power  Utility sector, against All  India demand of 604 MT, supply from indigenous sources has been planned to be 472.28 MT (430 MT from CIL, 36 MT from SCCL & 6.28 MT from others) with the gap of 131.72 MT to be met through imports by power utility sector.

In order  to improve the overall coal availability for increased power generation and  also  to  liquidate  huge  stock  lying  at  the  collieries,  offer  was  made  to  all  Power Generating  Companies  drawing  coal  under  FSA  to  lift  the  coal  which  is  held  in  the stocks on 'as is where is' basis with the stipulation that the Power Stations will make their own evacuation arrangement.  This scheme of supply under 'as is where is' basis has been extended for 2015-16 as well.  All  TPPs having FSA from CIL sources have been    informed  to  lift  coal  under  this  scheme  by  arranging  their  own  logistics  for movement from coal offered from various pithead locations.

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