Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Naini Coal Supply Aims to Boost Yadadri Power Generation
Telangana needs more electricity, so it is working to send more coal to the Yadadri power plant.
The coal will come from the Naini block in Odisha.
TGGENCO is arranging for 16,000 tonnes to arrive each day.
If the coal keeps coming, the plant could make 2,400 megawatts of electricity.
Some of Telangana’s thermal power plants have recently produced less electricity because they did not have enough coal.
The government wants to increase thermal power production to meet growing demand.
Officials say they must solve problems with transport and railway wagons.
They hope the extra power will help provide electricity to homes, farms, and businesses.
TGGENCO is arranging daily deliveries of 16,000 metric tonnes of coal from Odisha’s Naini block to the Yadadri Thermal Power Project.
With uninterrupted coal supply, the plant could generate 2,400 MW of electricity.
The state’s thermal projects have 7,128 MW of installed capacity, but nearly half were recently not generating power because of coal shortages.
The government aims to raise daily thermal generation from a peak of 90.23 MU in early 2026 to 140 MU.
TGGENCO chairman and managing director S Harish said railway-wagon availability and other logistical challenges need to be addressed for regular deliveries.
- Who
- TGGENCO, Telangana’s power generation company, is arranging the coal supply; its chairman and managing director, S Harish, reviewed supply challenges.
- What
- Daily coal deliveries from Naini are being arranged to support increased generation at the Yadadri Thermal Power Project.
- When
- The coal supply is being arranged to begin this month; the article also reports that thermal generation peaked in early 2026.
- Where
- Coal is to travel from the Naini block in Odisha to the Yadadri plant in Telangana.
- Why
- To increase thermal power generation and help meet growing electricity demand.
- Planned coal supply
- 16,000 metric tonnes per day from the Naini block
- Yadadri potential output
- 2,400 MW with uninterrupted coal supply
- Thermal installed capacity
- 7,128 MW across Telangana’s thermal projects
- Recent generation issue
- Almost half of the projects were not generating power recently due to coal shortages
- Reported generation peak
- 90.23 MU per day in early 2026
- Government target
- 140 MU of thermal power generation
- Supply challenges
- Logistics and railway-wagon availability