Watch: Telangana Power Crisis? Coal Stocks Fall Below Required Levels

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.

Telangana’s coal stocks are running below the required levels, raising concerns over power generation across the State. The Yadadri Thermal Power Plant, with a capacity of 4,000 MW, reportedly has coal stocks for just five days, while Telangana’s thermal power stations have around nine days of stock on average.

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?

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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.

Watch till the end for the key questions facing Telangana’s power sector.

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