Why are coal supplies falling short? What is the role of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)? And can new coal supply agreements prevent a possible power shortage? In this Telangana Today explainer, Sreenivas Reddy examines the coal stock situation, the debate over coal procurement and imports, and the competing allegations by the Congress government and BRS Working President KT Rama Rao.
SCCL and TGGENCO have prepared a plan to ensure daily supply of 75,500 tonnes of coal to Telangana thermal power plants amid rising electricity demand and complaints over outages. The plan includes railway and road transportation from Singareni and Odisha