BRS teams expose chinks in TG govt coal supply armour

Hyderabad: A delegation of BRS leaders met the Singareni Director on Thursday to assess power generation status and submit a representation regarding severe coal supply bottlenecks, dwindling reserves, and production issues in Singareni Collieries. BRS MLC D Sravan Kumar alleged that despite owning a 51 per cent stake in Singareni Collieries Company Limited, the state government has plunged Telangana into severe power cuts owing to gross administrative incompetence and policy paralysis.

Party leaders expressed outrage over the forced shutdown of TGGENCO thermal units due to quality coal starvation, the collapse of annual coal production, pending dues exceeding Rs 52,000 crore, and the unexplained disappearance of 40 lakh tonnes of coal valued at Rs 1,600 crore from stockyards.

The opposition leaders highlighted that TGGENCO thermal power stations are currently operating far below rated capacity or facing complete shutdowns. They noted that the 4,000 MW Yadadri Thermal Power Station generates merely a fraction of its capacity, while an entire unit at Bhadradri tripped, agricultural power supply dropped to six hours daily, and industrial units were forced onto diesel generators. BRS leaders pointed out that the 500 MW unit at KTPP Bhupalpally and the 800 MW unit at YTPS were shuttered by late June 2026, marking an unprecedented instance in state history where units suspended operations purely due to coal shortages. They criticized the diversion of premium grade coal to external states while domestic plants face starvation.

The BRS delegation submitted a memorandum demanding the immediate restoration of full FSA grade coal entitlements to all TGGENCO stations, prioritizing local power plants over external dispatches until normative reserve targets are met. They further urged Singareni management to stop supplying low grade coal, compensate TGGENCO for grade slippage losses, and publish monthly grade-wise dispatch reports. Additionally, the party demanded an independent probe into the missing 40 lakh tonnes of coal, an external forensic audit, and a special audit by the CAG.

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