MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND MINISTER
OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL)
(a) to (g): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question
No. 416 for 8.12.2010
(a) to (d): Most of the power plants drawing coal from Coal India Limited (CIL)
sources before 1st April, 2009 were commissioned before 2005. These power plants
were already drawing coal and started getting coal supply through Fuel Supply
Agreement (FSA), as provided in the New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP) 2007,
with effect from 1st April, 2009. On the basis of overall availability of
306 MT of coal from Coal India Ltd (CIL) sources for such power stations,
Central Electricity Authority decided the Annual Contracted Quantity (ACQ)
for each of the plants drawing coal as on 31st March, 2009 for entering into
Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with CIL. The ACQ was decided by CEA based on
actual drawal of such plants, considering the Plant Load Factor and power
generation target in each case.
In respect of new plants which were commissioned after 1st April, 2009,
it has been mutually agreed between Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and CIL
that the quantity of coal to be supplied to them from CIL sources would depend
only on the incremental availability of coal for power utilities offered by CIL
for allocation by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on year-to-year basis.
Further, in view of the widening gap between demand and indigenous availability
of coal from CIL sources, new plants may have to depend on some quantity of
imported coal as well for meeting their requirement.
(e) & (f): The Annual Contracted Quantity (ACQ) under FSA for old plants,
i.e. those drawing coal from CIL sources before 1.4.2009 has been fixed at
306 Million Tonnes as allocated by CEA and such supplies would be for the
period of twenty years with effect from 1.4.2009, with a provision for review
of the ACQ every five years, as per the terms of the FSA. Improvement in
efficiency of the power plants is a continuous process which is being addressed
by Central Electricity Authority/Ministry of Power.
(g): Steps are being taken for increasing coal production from domestic sources.
CIL on its part has taken initiatives for inviting global tender for import of coal
to meet the requirements of power utilities.
