SUPPLY OF COAL TO THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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.
