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Lok Sabha: Supply Of Coal To Thermal Power Plants

New Delhi: March 11, 2003

Coal India Limited (CIL) is not facing any difficulty in supplying coal to thermal power plants. The details of coal linkage vis-à-vis despatch to thermal power plants in the country during 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 (upto January, 2003) is as under:

(figures in million tonnes)

Year Linkage Despatch Materialisation
2000-2001 215.14 208.46 97%
2001-2002 222.53 216.87 97%
2002-2003 (upto January, 2003)* 192.06 182.00 95%


*provisional

it is clear from the table that the despatches are adequate with regard to coal linkage. This is despite a severe drought in the country in current year, leading to high levels of consumption of coal by Thermal Power Stations.

In order to ensure that all power stations maintain comfortable coal stocks, CIL and its subsidiaries always keep close liaison with State Electricity Boards/Power Utilities. In certain cases when supplies from linked sources are disturbed for some reasons, CIL ensures that the shortfall in supplies from those sources is compensated by supplying coal from other sources. In the cases where SEBs/power utilities have huge outstanding dues, CIL and its subsidiaries are compelled to regulate coal supplies in order to facilitate recovery of dues. As on 28.2.2003 these outstanding dues of CIL amounted to over Rs. 6000 crores.

This information was given by the Minister of Coal, Shri Kariya Munda, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Press Release by: PIB/AM/Hb

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