Lok Sabha Question No. 4283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Coal Supply to Rajasthan
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4283 ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## COAL SUPPLY TO RAJASTHAN

## †4283. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government of Rajasthan has informed the Union Government that there is currently a lack of adequate coal supply to meet commitments related to power generation etc. and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Union Government proposes to transfer 20 lakh metric tonnes of coal from South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) to Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL); and

(c)  if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  coal  would  be  transferred  to  NCL  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY)

(a): The power plants of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) have adequate availability of coal. Thermal power plants owned by RRVUNL, with a total installed capacity of 7,580 MW, have reported coal receipts of 21.679 million tonnes (MT) during the period April, 2025 to January, 2026. Against this, the total coal consumption during the same period has been 21.942 MТ. As of 10.03.2026, the coal stock position stands at 1.99 MT, which is sufficient to meet requirements for approximately 18 days.

Besides,  coal  supply  to  the  power  plants  including  the  power  plants  of  Rajasthan  is continuously monitored by the coal companies, power companies and by an Inter-Ministerial Sub-Group comprising of representatives from Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Coal India Limited and Singareni Collieries Company Limited  which  meets  regularly  to  take  various  operational  decisions  to  enhance supply  of  coal  to  Thermal  Power  Plants.  The  meetings  of  the  Sub-Group  Committee  are attended by the representatives of the power plants. Based on the requirement and the coal stock position, allocation of rakes is recommended by the Sub-Group. The Sub-Group closely monitors rake allocation and movement to maintain supply continuity. Logistical interventions by  coal  companies  and  the  Sub-Group,  undertaken  in  collaboration  with  Railways,  ensure allocation of sufficient railway rakes to the power plants, as well as faster coal movement from coal  mines  to  its  power  plants,  thereby  reducing  transit  delays  &  ensuring  steady  plant operations.

Further,  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC)  has  also  been  constituted  comprising  of Chairman, Railway Board; Secretary, Ministry of Coal; Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Secretary, Ministry of Power; to monitor augmentation of coal supply and power generation capacity. Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Chairperson, CEA are co-opted as Special Invitees as and when required by the IMC.

(b) & (c): The production at Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) is sufficient only to meet the present commitments and shall remain so even in the future, due to limited coal availability in its coalfields. Coal India Limited (CIL) undertakes rationalization of coal linkages of the power plants in terms of the Policy dated 15.05.2018 of Ministry of Coal. CIL invited Expression of Interest (EOI) from State / Central Gencos vide Notice dated 19.08.2025 for the 4th round of linkage rationalization and the final rationalization matrix was published on 08.01.2026. In this round, coal linkage of 2.6 Million Tonnes was rationalized for DVC, APGENCO and APDCL. RRVUNL, the State Genco of Rajasthan, did not submit an EOI for participation in the said round.

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