Presently, NTPC is facing problems regarding coal supply at some of its
Power Plants.
The coal shortage resulting into generation loss during 2011-12 is as
follows:
Station
|
Coal Shortage in
Million
Metric Tonne (MMT)
|
Generation Loss
(MUs)
|
Singrauli
|
0.127
|
179
|
Rihand
|
0.102
|
152
|
Unchahar
|
0.095
|
132
|
Dadri coal
|
0.119
|
191
|
Badarpur
|
0.012
|
14
|
Vindhyachal
|
0.517
|
749
|
Ramagundam
|
0.328
|
546
|
Simhadri
|
0.369
|
499
|
Farakka
|
0.135
|
195
|
Kahalgaon
|
4.175
|
4855
|
Talcher
Kaniha
|
0.285
|
370
|
Total
|
6.264
|
7882
|
The Ministry of Coal, Government of
India allocated six coal blocks to NTPC. The details of coal blocks, their
location and progress made by NTPC, are given below:-
Sl. No.
|
Name
of Coal Block
|
Coalfields
|
State
|
Progress
made
|
1.
|
Pakri Barwadih
|
North Karanpura
|
Jharkhand
|
All clearances available. 2536 acres of forest land in
possession. MDO appointed.
|
2.
|
Chatti-Bariatu
|
North Karanpura
|
Jharkhand
|
Stage-I, Stage-II forest clearance and environment
clearance available. Land acquisition will start after formal withdrawal of
de-allocation by Ministry of Coal.
|
3.
|
Kerandari
|
North Karanpura
|
Jharkhand
|
Environment clearance available. Stage-I forest clearance
available. Stage-II forest clearance to be obtained. Land acquisition will
start after formal withdrawal of de-allocation by Ministry of Coal
|
4.
|
Chatti-Bariatu (South)#
|
North Karanpura
|
Jharkhand
|
Located in the dip side of Chatti-Bariatu
block, will be developed at the end of mining of Chatti-Bariatu
block.
|
5.
|
Talaipalli
|
Mand-Raigarh
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Geological Report available. Mining plan approved.
In-principle environment clearance available. Forest clearance under process.
Land acquisition under process.
|
6.
|
Dulanga
|
Ib Valley
|
Odisha
|
Geological Report available. Mining plan approved.
In-principle environment clearance available. Forest clearance under process.
|
12.0
Million Metric Tonne (MMT) of coal was imported for various
power stations of NTPC during Financial Year (FY) :
2011-12 from Indonesia / Australia.
This information was given by the Minister of
State for Power Shri K.C.Venugopal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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