Hans News Service Kothagudem

SingareniCollieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to increase coal supplies to Telangana GENCO’s thermal power plants to 75,000 tonnes per day in view of the anticipated rise in electricity demand due to the impact of El Niño.

The company is also arranging to transport at least 16,000 tonnes of coal daily from its Naini coal mine in Odisha to the Yadadri Thermal Power Plant by the end of this month.

The decisions were taken at a meeting on Tuesday, which was chaired by Singareni CMD Dr Buddhaprakash Jyoti and Telangana GENCO CMD Dr Harish.Dr Jyoti directed the company’s directors and area General Managers to accord priority to coal transportation for Telangana GENCO. “Singareni was prepared to provide additional coal, subject to its production capacity, if the state’s power requirements increased further,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Harish said certain local transportation issues had caused delays, but arrangements were being made to transport 16,000 tonnes daily from the end of November. “Measures were also being taken to improve road transportation from the mine to the nearest railway siding,” he said.