BRS teams visit Genco thermal power plants, inspect coal stocks
Party leaders allege sale of quality coal to other States, while supplying low quality to Genco plants
On Thursday, teams from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) visited various thermal power plants across Telangana to inspect coal stocks and assess power generation capabilities. The visits were prompted by reports of power generation disruptions due to insufficient coal stocks. The BRS leaders paid a visit to Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) in Nalgonda district, Kakatiya Thermal Power Project (KTPP) in Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district, Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) in Palvancha, and Bhadradri Thermal Power Project (BTPP) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.
A team led by former Minister for Energy G. Jagadish Reddy visited YTPS. Reddy alleged that the energy issues in the state had deteriorated to pre-2014 levels under Congress rule, impacting power supply to agriculture and causing crop withering. He accused power utilities of misrepresenting reasons for reduced generation, suggesting that Singareni Collieries was forced to sell high-quality coal to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Another team headed by MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra visited KTPS, reporting low and poor-quality coal stocks (G13 and G14). However, higher-grade coal (G9 and G10) was available from some Singareni mines. Ravichandra claimed to have been informed that some G9 and G10 samples were kept in a Singareni lab. Meanwhile, a team led by Errabelli Dayakar Rao visited KTPP and reported that the farming sector was not receiving even 6 hours of quality power supply, leading to crop withering.
Party leaders from the BRS met with Singareni Collieries' Chairman and Managing Director Buddhaprakash Jyothi to inquire about the reasons behind a decline in coal production, from 70 million tonnes to 58 million tonnes, and the supply of poor-quality coal to Telangana's power stations while exporting high-quality coal to other states.
BRS leader Koppula Eshwar alleged that the State's ₹52,000 crore debt to Singareni was a significant factor in the reduced coal production, which fell by about 17% in 2025-26 compared to the previous year.
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