The government today said from January onwards it plans to supply crushed coal to consumers including power plants.Speaking at a conference in New Delhi, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup termed quality determination of fossil fuels to be a challenge.He however said the challenge is not quantity but quality.He further said today coal production has become virtually a non issue which was a serious issue a year ago.Coal India CMD S Bhattacharaya had earlier stressed upon the need for supplying quality coal and said that it is as essential as providing the requisite quantity.