Singareni, TGGENCO plan daily supply of 75,500 tonnes of coal to power plants
Hyderabad, Sept. 29 (TNT): Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Telangana GENCO have drawn up an action plan to ensure uninterrupted coal supply to thermal power plants in the state amid rising electricity demand and dry conditions associated with El Niño.
At a coordination meeting held through video conference on Tuesday, the two organisations discussed a daily coal supply target of 75,500 tonnes to meet the requirements of Telangana GENCO’s thermal power plants.
The meeting was chaired by Singareni CMD Dr Buddhaprakash Jyoti and Telangana GENCO CMD Dr Harish. Senior officials, including Singareni Area General Managers and Chief Engineers of TGGENCO power plants, reviewed plant-wise requirements, coal quality, railway rake availability, loading and unloading operations and transportation issues.
Under the plan, 56,000 tonnes of coal will be transported daily through 14 railway rakes, while the remaining 19,500 tonnes will be supplied by road.
The daily coal requirements of the Kothagudem, Kakatiya, Bhadradri and Yadadri power plants were reviewed at the meeting.
The plants require 24,000 tonnes, 4,500 tonnes, 15,000 tonnes and 34,000 tonnes respectively.
For the Yadadri plant, the plan envisages transporting 8,000 tonnes a day through two railway rakes from the Naini coal block in Odisha and 36,000 tonnes through six rakes from Singareni’s local mines.
Singareni officials said steps were being taken to increase coal supplies from Naini.
Singareni’s Marketing Department officials said 15.02 lakh tonnes of coal had been supplied to TGGENCO power plants by road and rail up to September 28, compared with 11.44 lakh tonnes during the corresponding period last year. This represents an increase of 3.58 lakh tonnes, or around 31 per cent.
TGGENCO officials said electricity demand had increased due to dry conditions associated with El Niño, necessitating additional coal supplies to support power generation.
The meeting directed the concerned Area General Managers and power plant Chief Engineers to coordinate closely to resolve supply and transportation issues, ensure the availability of railway rakes and expedite loading and unloading operations.
They were also asked to exchange updates daily through telephone calls and WhatsApp groups.
Both organisations agreed to work jointly to maintain an uninterrupted supply of quality coal and prevent disruptions to power generation.
Officials said the meeting was the first joint coordination review involving the Chief Engineers of the power plants and the Singareni Area General Managers responsible for supplying coal.
Singareni Directors L V Suryanarayana (Operations) and K Venkateswarlu (Projects and Planning), General Manager (Coordination and Marketing) T Srinivas, TGGENCO Chief Engineers and Singareni Area General Managers attended the meeting.
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