Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Harish Rao Opposes Singareni-Rajasthan Power Joint Venture Plan
T. Harish Rao is unhappy about a proposed power partnership between Telangana and Rajasthan.
The partnership involves Singareni Collieries Company Limited, or SCCL.
He says 800 MW of electricity from a Singareni thermal plant would go to Rajasthan.
He wants that electricity to be used in Telangana instead.
The plan also includes a 1,500 MW solar plant in Rajasthan.
SCCL would reportedly spend ₹22,000 crore on that solar project.
Harish Rao says Telangana is facing power shortages and should not invest so much outside the state.
He warned that his party would protest if the plan is not stopped.
BRS leader T. Harish Rao urged Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to stop SCCL’s proposed joint venture with Rajasthan.
He said the agreement would supply 800 MW from Singareni’s thermal power plant to Rajasthan.
The plant is described as a pithead facility in Jaipur, Telangana, in the article.
Under the agreement, SCCL would also establish a 1,500 MW solar plant in Rajasthan at a cost of ₹22,000 crore.
Harish Rao demanded that the 800 MW serve Telangana and threatened a BRS agitation if the joint venture is not withdrawn.
- Who
- BRS leader T. Harish Rao, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, and Rajasthan’s RRVUNL.
- What
- Harish Rao demanded the cancellation of SCCL’s proposed joint venture with RRVUNL and called for 800 MW of power to be reserved for Telangana.
- When
- Wednesday, according to the article.
- Where
- The proposed projects involve Singareni’s thermal plant in Jaipur, Telangana, and a solar plant in Rajasthan.
- Why
- Harish Rao says Telangana is facing power shortages and should not send the thermal plant’s electricity or invest ₹22,000 crore in a solar project outside the state.
- Thermal power allocation
- 800 MW from the Singareni Thermal Power Plant is described as being supplied to Rajasthan.
- Proposed solar capacity
- 1,500 MW in Rajasthan.
- Reported investment
- ₹22,000 crore for the proposed solar power plant.
- Companies involved
- Singareni Collieries Company Limited and RRVUNL.
- Critic
- BRS leader T. Harish Rao.
- Requested action
- Withdraw the joint venture and use the 800 MW thermal power output for Telangana.
- Threatened response
- The BRS would launch an agitation if the joint venture is not withdrawn.