Question : PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF COAL



(a) whether the production and supply of coal has registered a growth during 2012-13 in the country;

(b) if so, the details of growth registered by various coal companies during the said period against the targets fixed in this regard;

(c) whether coal supplied to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has increased during the said period;

(d) if so, the details of supply targets fixed and actual coal supplied to NTPC during the said period, company-wise; and

(e) the details of the average daily rake loading during the said period as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL( SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)

(a)to(c): Yes, Sir. There has been growth in the production and supply of coal during 2012-13. The details of Raw Coal Production and Supply/dispatch of coal by companies during the last three years are as under:


(in million tonnes) Year Company Target Production % Growth Target Supply % Growth
CIL 464.10 452.191 3.8% 470.00 463.8247.2% SCCL 53.10 53.190 1.9% 53.10 53.276 3.7% Others 57.20 52.28 0.7% 57.20 51.654 0.7% 2012- Total 574.40 557.661 3.3% 580.30 568.754 6.2% 13(P)

(d): In each year, as per the Annual Plan, Ministry of Coal finalize sector-wise supply targets as part of indigenous coal supply plan, which is however, not fixed consumer-wise. Accordingly the details of supply of coal and coal products to TPPs of NTPC from CIL and SCCL sources during 2012-13 vis-à-vis previous year (2011-12) are furnished below. Further, in 2012-13 CIL has supplied 105.4% of the entitlement quantity to NTPC with the growth of 14.7% over last year.

(in million tones) Supply of coal to NTPC TPPs in 2012-13 (Provisional)
Company 2012-13 2011-12 % Growth
Supply Supply
CIL 132.84 115.69 14.7%
SCCL 13.45 14.04 -4.2%
Overall 146.29 129.73 12.7%

(e): Details of average daily rake loading from CIL and SCCL during 2012-13 vis-à-vis previous year (2011-12) are tabled below:

Rake Loading Performance of CIL in 2012-13 (Provisional )
Company Average daily rake loading
2012-13 2011-12 % Growth
CIL 186.2 167.7 11.0% SCCL 23 .0 21.5 7.0%