Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Harish Rao Accuses Telangana Government Over Power Supply Failures
T. Harish Rao said Telangana is not providing enough electricity.
He blamed the state government for managing the power system poorly.
He questioned why there is a coal shortage when Singareni reportedly has large coal reserves.
He said the Yadadri plant is producing much less power than it can produce.
He also said poor-quality coal is being used there.
Rao claimed power generation had stopped at two other plants.
He criticized the government for rejecting power from an NTPC project.
He also accused Andhra Pradesh of taking Krishna River water away from areas in Telangana.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader T. Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of mishandling the state’s power system.
He questioned the reported coal shortage despite 40 lakh metric tonnes of reserves at Singareni.
Rao said Yadadri was generating 400 MW against its 4,000 MW capacity and blamed unsuitable coal quality.
He alleged power generation had stopped at Kothagudem and Bhadradri, affecting 800 MW and 540 MW respectively.
Rao also criticized Telangana’s power decisions and alleged Andhra Pradesh was diverting Krishna River water from Srisailam to Kuppam.
- Who
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi Deputy Leader T. Harish Rao made the allegations against the Telangana government and criticized Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s water diversion.
- What
- Rao alleged failures in electricity generation and supply, coal management, power procurement, and protection of Telangana’s water resources.
- When
- Tuesday, during an informal media interaction at Telangana Bhavan.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, with claims involving Singareni, Yadadri, Kothagudem, Bhadradri, Srisailam, and Kuppam.
- Why
- Rao said the state government was mismanaging power resources, using unsuitable coal, rejecting available NTPC power, and failing to prevent water diversion.
- Speaker
- T. Harish Rao, Deputy Leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Legislative Party
- Coal reserves cited
- 40 lakh metric tonnes at Singareni
- Yadadri capacity and output
- The plant has a stated capacity of 4,000 MW but was generating 400 MW, according to Rao
- Other generation stoppages
- Rao said 800 MW at Kothagudem and 540 MW at Bhadradri had stopped
- Coal quality allegation
- Rao said Yadadri requires G10 or G11 coal but G13 or G14 coal was being used
- NTPC power
- Rao said Telangana had secured the first 800 MW phase of a planned 1,600 MW supply through NTPC
- Water diversion allegation
- Rao alleged Krishna River water was being diverted from Srisailam to Kuppam, about 700 kilometres away