HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 10, 2026: With electricity demand expected to rise further in the coming days due to the impact of El Niño, Singareni has decided to supply 75,000 tonnes of coal per day to Telangana GENCO’s thermal power plants. Arrangements are being made to transport at least 16,000 tonnes of coal per day from the Naini coal mine in Odisha to the Yadadri Thermal Power Plant.
These decisions were taken at a high-level coordination meeting held via video conference from Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad, under the chairmanship of Singareni CMD Dr. Buddhaprakash Jyoti and Telangana GENCO CMD Dr. Harish. As per the directions of State Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Sri Bhatti Vikramarka, coordination meetings are being held on coal supplies to Telangana GENCO’s power plants. At the latest meeting, it was decided to further increase the current supply to Telangana GENCO.
Singareni CMD Dr. Buddhaprakash Jyoti instructed the company’s directors and area General Managers to give first priority to coal transportation for GENCO’s thermal power plants, and to supply other states’ power plants only after meeting Telangana GENCO’s requirements.
He said that this year, Telangana GENCO is receiving more coal than in the past three to four years. Singareni is ready to supply additional coal to the extent of its capacity if the State’s electricity requirements increase.
The CMD said that Naini mine has set a target of producing around 20,000 tonnes of coal per day and currently has a stock of 300,000 tonnes. In view of this, he urged GENCO to take steps to increase coal transportation to Yadadri. Telangana GENCO CMD Dr. Harish explained that local transportation issues had caused some delays and that plans were in place to transport 16,000 tonnes per day from the end of this month. He said measures were being taken to improve coal transportation by road from the mine to the nearest railway siding. He also expressed satisfaction that coal transportation had increased following the previous meetings.
The Naini General Manager noted that several private companies in the region, as well as GENCOs in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, had sought Naini coal.
Singareni CMD instructed the Marketing Department officials to give Telangana GENCO first priority for coal produced at Naini and to make planned arrangements to transport the remaining coal to meet the requirements of other organisations. He directed them to coordinate with Telangana GENCO officials every day regarding the transportation of Naini coal.
Singareni Directors Sri L.V. Suryanarayana, Sri K. Venkateswarlu, Sri Gowtham Potru and Sri Tirumala Rao; Executive Director (Coal Movement) Sri B. Venkanna; and General Manager (Coordination and Marketing) Sri T. Srinivas attended the meeting. Telangana GENCO Director (Coal and Logistics) Sri.Nagya, Chief Engineers of the State’s thermal power plants and other officials were also present.
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