TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations iv List of Figures v List of Tables vi Executive Summary vii 1. BACKGROUND 1 1.1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.2. POWER SECTOR 2 1.3. NEED OF THE STUDY 4 1.4. AIM 5 1.5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5 1.6. OBJECTIVES 5 1.7. SCOPE & LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 5 1.8. METHODOLOGY 6 2. INDIAN COAL SECTOR 7 2.1. INTRODUCTION 8 2.2. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 10 2.2.1. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 11 2.2.2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 13 2.2. COAL RESERVES IN THE COUNTRY 15 2.2.1. COAL EXPLORATION 15 2.2.2. CLASSIFICATION OF COAL RESERVES 16 2.2.3. INVENTORY OF GEOLOGICAL COAL RESOURCES 17 3. INDIAN POWER SECTOR 20 3.1. INTRODUCTION 20 3.2. POWER SECTOR - COAL DEMAND AND SUPPLY 23 3.3. COAL AVAILABILITY IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS 24 3.3.1. COAL STOCKING NORMS AT THE POWER PLANTS .......... Error! Bookmark not defined. 25 3.3.2. COAL AVAILABILITY IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS Error! Bookmark not defined.28 4. REASONS FOR SHORTAGE OF COAL 29 4.1. ISSUES IN CAPTIVE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT 30 4.2. IMPORT PRICE PARITY OF COAL 39 4.3. EXPLORATION PLANNING 40 4.4. HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY 42 4.5. TRANSPORTATION 43 5. CONCLUSION.45 References x Annexure-I xiii Annexure-II xxv Annexure-III xlv