Coal Off-take During The Last Quarter of The Financial Year Goes Up
The Total coal off-take in the country in the last quarter (4th quarter of financial year 2020-21) was more than the previous three quarters. The details of total coal dispatch/ off-take during the last 4 quarters of 2020-21 are as under:
| Quarter (Financial year 2020-2021) | Offtake (In Million Tonnes) |
| 1st (April-June) | 144.343 |
| 2nd (July-September) | 158.466 |
| 3rd (October-December) | 186.821 |
| 4th (January-March) | 201.258 |
As per Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the quarter-wise generation from coal based power plants during the last year 2020-21 and current year 2021-22 (Apr’21-Jun’21) are as under:
| Year | Quarter | Coal based generation (in BU)* |
| 2020-21 | 1st (April-June) | 198.9 |
| 2nd (July-September) | 230.3 | |
| 3rd (October-December) | 244.4 | |
| 4th (January-March) | 277.3 | |
| 2021-22 | 1st (April-June) (*) | 256.7 |
(*) Provisional based on actual- cum-assessment)
The Coal based power generation has shown a steady increase during each quarter of 2020-21. Further, during 1st quarter of 2021-22, coal based generation has increased by about 29% vis-à-vis same period last year (i.e. 1st quarter of 2020-21).
This information was given by the Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in Lok Sabha on 28 July, 2021.