Telangana’s Singareni to raise Naini coal supplies to Yadadri plant
Hyderabad, Sept 17 (TNT): Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) will step up coal transportation from its Naini mine in Odisha to the Yadadri Thermal Power Station in Telangana, with the target of raising daily movement from the current 2,100 tonnes to 10,000–14,000 tonnes, SCCL CMD Dr Buddhaprakash Jyoti said on Thursday.
Reviewing coal production, stocks and transportation arrangements with senior officials, Jyoti directed Singareni area General Managers to increase coal production and enhance supplies to Telangana thermal power stations in view of El Niño conditions.
He directed officials to identify and remove bottlenecks affecting transportation from Naini to Yadadri and explore all possible options to achieve the targeted daily movement.
Naini Area General Manager Baidya informed the CMD that adequate coal stocks were available at the mine and that coal was being transported by trucks to railway sidings during night hours due to local conditions.
Jyoti directed officials to increase the number of trucks to move coal to the railway sidings faster and coordinate with the state GENCO.
He also asked them to arrange additional transportation contracts if required.
The CMD directed officials to coordinate with the Angul district administration in Odisha to resolve issues affecting road transportation.
He also asked Executive Director (Coal Movement) B Venkanna to continuously monitor the availability of railway rakes at the siding.
He directed all concerned departments to work in coordination to enhance Naini coal supplies to Yadadri and ensure that Telangana’s thermal power stations do not face coal shortages.
SCCL Directors L V Suryanarayana (Operations), K Venkateshwarlu (Projects and Planning), Gowtham Potru (Personnel and Finance), ED (Coal Movement) B Venkanna, GM (Coordination and Marketing) T Srinivas and other officials attended the meeting.
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