Telangana’s installed power capacity to touch record 25,000 MW by May

In the next two to three years, the State's installed capacity is likely to touch 30,000 MW, as a few projects which are in the pipeline would be operational by then.

Hyderabad: If everything goes well, in the next six months, the State’s total installed power capacity will touch a record 25,000 MW, courtesy the foundation laid by the former BRS government.

At present, the State’s total installed capacity is 19,475 MW and the State government is expecting 5×800 megawatt Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) project being constructed in Dameracharla area of Nalgonda by the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO), to be completed in the next six months.

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The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ramagundam plant had already completed installation of 1,600 MW and sought permission for capacity addition of 2,400 MW more in line with the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act — for setting up a 4,000 MW plant in Telangana. The State is slated to get 85 percent of the total 4,000 MW power capacity. With the addition of 5,600 MW in the next six months, the State’s total installed capacity will touch 25,000 MW.

When a separate Telangana was carved out in 2014, the installed power capacity of the State was just 7,778 MW and by December 2023, it touched 19,475 MW. The then Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, gave top priority to the power sector and invested over Rs.37,000 crore in improving generation capacity and infrastructure to provide round the clock power to all consumers in the State. Even the Yadadri plant is a brainchild of Chandrashekhar Rao. Over 90 percent of the work of the plant was completed during the BRS government’s tenure.

Apart from this, the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is establishing another 800 MW thermal plant at its 1,200 MW (two units of 600 MW each) Jaipur plant in Mancherial district.

The solar power capacity has increased from 74 MW at the time of formation of the State to 6,123 MW now. The Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TGGENCO) commissioned 240 MW Jurala hydel (6X40MW), 120 MW Pulichintala hydel (4X30MW), 600 MW KTPP-II , 800 MW KTPS-VII, 1,080 MW BTPS (4X270MW) after the formation of the State.

In the next two to three years, the State’s installed capacity is likely to touch 30,000 MW, as a few projects which are in the pipeline would be operational by then.