Question : CLOSURE OF CAPTIVE POWER PLANTS

(a) whether some captive power plants have been shut down due to shortage of coal in country as reported in Rashtriya Sahara dated July 28,2007;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the quantum of power in MW being affected due to closure of such plants; and

(d) the total quantity of coal being provided to such plants per day?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)

(a)to(d): Rashtriya Sahara in its edition dated July 28,2007 reported shutdown of NALCOâ€™s Captive Power Plant due to shortage of coal. Allocation of coal vis-Ã -vis despatch of coal to NALCO, Angul Plant is given in the table below:-

(figures in `000 tonnes)
Period	Allocation	Supply	Materialization
April-June,07	1179.12	1193.47	101.21%
July,07	393.04	353.80	90.02%
April-	1572.15	1547.27	98.41%
July,2007

The linkage materialization was 98.4% of allocation. Supply of coal to NALCO was made in accordance with allocation made during the 1st Quarter of the current year. However, during the month of July,2007 the supply of coal was affected marginally due to transport constraints arising out of law and order problems. Supply was also affected due to inadequate availability of railway wagons and due to non working of surface miner at Bharatpur Mines. However, adequate arrangement has been made for supply of coal to NALCO from other sources as a short term measure to tide over the present situation.

Question : CLOSURE OF CAPTIVE POWER PLANTS

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