Singareni to supply 75,000 tonnes of coal daily to Telangana GENCO

Hyderabad: With electricity demand expected to rise further in the coming days due to the impact of El Niño, Singareni has decided to supply 75,000 tonnes of coal daily to Telangana GENCO’s thermal power plants.

Officials said arrangements were being made to transport at least 16,000 tonnes of coal per day from the Naini coal mine in Odisha to the Yadadri Thermal Power Plant.

Singareni CMD Buddhaprakash Jyoti instructed the company’s directors and area general managers to give top priority to coal transportation for Telangana GENCO’s thermal power plants. He said coal supplies to power plants in other States should be considered only after meeting Telangana GENCO’s requirements.

He said Telangana GENCO was receiving more coal this year compared to the previous three to four years. Singareni was also ready to supply additional coal, within its capacity, if the State’s electricity requirements increased.

“The Naini mine has been set a target of producing around 20,000 tonnes of coal per day and currently has a stock of 3 lakh tonnes,” Buddhaprakash said. He urged GENCO to take steps to increase coal transportation to the Yadadri plant.

Telangana GENCO CMD Dr. Harish said local transportation issues had caused some delays. However, plans were in place to transport 16,000 tonnes of coal per day from the end of this month.

He said measures were being taken to improve road transportation of coal from the mine to the nearest railway siding.

The Naini General Manager said several private companies in the region, along with GENCOs in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, had expressed interest in procuring coal from the Naini mine.