Irrigation expert V Prakash rebutted Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s remarks on Yadadri Thermal Power Station, defending its location, supercritical technology, G9-grade coal arrangements and land use. He alleged the Chief Minister omitted details about coal linkages and supply constraints.
"YTPS is another indelible signature of Chandrashekhar Rao on the history of Telangana. Chandrashekhar Rao's vision and efforts behind this power plant will be remembered for a long time by the people of Telangana," he said.
Once fully operational, the ultra-mega power project will have a total capacity of 4,000 MW across five units and is expected to play a pivotal role in strengthening Telangana’s energy infrastructure.
The Congress had also found fault with the location of the Yadadri plant, saying that it was far from coal mines which could lead to coal transport costs of over Rs.800 crore per annum, and went to the extent of terming the project unviable.
The power plant was asked to take up three rows of plantations of indigenous species and complete it by June 2024 along the compound wall through the Social Forestry Division of the Forest Department.
