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BRS alleges coal supply disruptions, outages at Bhadradri thermal station

BRS alleges coal supply disruptions, outages at Bhadradri thermal station
BRS alleges supply disruptions at Bhadradri thermal power station · thehansindia.com

BRS leaders visited a power station in Manuguru to check how it was working.

Former minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said power problems were hurting farmers.

He claimed farmers were getting electricity in phases and facing low voltage.

He also said transformers were failing when many farm pumps operated at the same time.

According to him, farmers were being asked to pay for replacing damaged transformers.

Ajay Kumar alleged that delayed government payments to Singareni were reducing coal supplies to power stations.

The BRS team said two of the station’s four units were not working.

They asked for more coal, regular electricity and free repairs or replacements for damaged farm equipment.

These claims were made by BRS leaders, and the article does not include a response from the government.

Key facts

Delegation
Puvvada Ajay Kumar, Rega Kantha Rao and other BRS leaders
Power station
Bhadradri Thermal Power Station
Location
Manuguru, near Kothagudem
Units alleged offline
Two of four units
Coal supplier named
Singareni Collieries Company Limited
Main allegation
Delayed government payments were affecting coal supplies
Key demands
Clear dues, ensure quality coal and restore uninterrupted power
Farmer relief sought
Free repair or replacement of burnt agricultural transformers and motors

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