Archive · 28 Aug 2026
TGGENCO Seeks Additional Coal as Telangana Power Demand Surges
Telangana needs more electricity because people are using more power for farming, factories and cooling.
The state mainly uses coal to run some of its power stations.
Its usual coal supplier has delivered less coal than expected.
The coal supplied has also often been lower quality than the stations were designed to use.
Because of this, some large power units cannot run at full strength.
Telangana Power Generation Corporation has asked for 5 million tonnes of extra coal from another company.
Four of five large units at Yadadri are already operating, and the fifth is planned for September.
The corporation says enough coal is needed so all the plants can work fully during periods of very high demand.
Telangana Power Generation Corporation has sought approval for an additional 5 million tonnes of coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.
TGGENCO’s 28.87 MTPA coal linkage with Singareni Collieries achieved 76% quantity materialisation in FY 2025–26.
Quality materialisation against the contracted fuel-supply grade was about 40%, according to the corporation.
Insufficient G9/G10 coal has forced key units at KTPS and Yadadri Thermal Power Station to operate at partial loads.
Telangana’s peak power demand reportedly exceeded 17,000–18,000 MW in 2026, compared with about 13,000 MW previously.
- Who
- Telangana Power Generation Corporation, the Union power ministry, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited and Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
- What
- TGGENCO has requested approval to obtain an additional 5 million tonnes of coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.
- When
- The request concerns FY 2025–26 and rising demand reported in 2026; the fifth Yadadri unit is scheduled for September.
- Where
- Telangana, including Kothagudem Thermal Power Station and Yadadri Thermal Power Station.
- Why
- TGGENCO says shortages in coal quantity and quality are limiting thermal generation as peak electricity demand rises.
- Requested additional coal
- 5 million tonnes from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
- Existing coal linkage
- 28.87 million tonnes per annum from Singareni Collieries Company Limited
- FY 2025–26 quantity materialisation
- 76%
- Quality materialisation
- About 40% against the contracted fuel-supply agreement grade
- Reported Telangana peak demand
- More than 17,000–18,000 MW in 2026, compared with about 13,000 MW previously
- Yadadri coal requirement at full operation
- About 50,000 tonnes per day once all five 800 MW units are commissioned
- National peak-demand expectation
- More than 260 GW in the coming months