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BRS Sends Six Teams to Probe Telangana Power Shortages
The BRS says Telangana is facing serious electricity shortages.
It plans to send six teams to inspect power plants and a coal company headquarters.
The teams will check how much electricity the plants are actually producing.
BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao blamed the Congress government for poor management.
He also blamed shortages of coal supplied by Singareni Collieries.
Rama Rao said farmers in some areas were receiving no more than six hours of electricity, although the government says it provides power around the clock.
He said some power plants were producing much less electricity than their capacity or had stopped a unit.
He also said factories were using generators and IT companies were reducing working hours.
The BRS will send six teams to inspect five thermal power stations and Singareni Collieries’ Hyderabad headquarters.
K. T. Rama Rao accused the Congress government of mismanaging Telangana’s power sector and failing to provide farmers with more than six hours of electricity.
The BRS attributed reduced generation to coal shortages and alleged that Singareni was supplying low-grade coal to Telangana GENCO plants.
Rama Rao said Yadadri, with a 4,000 MW capacity, was producing about 400 MW, while a 270 MW Bhadradri unit had shut down.
He said power shortages were affecting farmers, industries and IT companies, with some businesses using generators and IT firms reducing working hours.
- Who
- The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and its working president K. T. Rama Rao.
- What
- The BRS is sending six teams to investigate electricity shortages, coal supplies and reduced generation at Telangana power facilities.
- Where
- The teams will visit power stations at Damaracherla, Kothagudem, Manuguru, Bhupalpally and Jaipur, plus Singareni Collieries’ headquarters in Hyderabad.
- When
- The inspections were scheduled for Thursday, after Rama Rao’s Wednesday press conference.
- Why
- The BRS says coal shortages, financial disputes and alleged mismanagement are reducing power generation and supplies.
BRS allegations
Government claim
Electricity supply to farmers
BRS allegations
The BRS says farmers in many parts of Telangana are receiving no more than six hours of electricity and that protests over inadequate supply are occurring.
Government claim
The government says it is providing 24-hour electricity, according to Rama Rao’s account of the dispute.
Cause of the shortages
BRS allegations
The BRS attributes the crisis to Congress government mismanagement, financial confusion between Singareni and GENCO, and coal shortages.
Government claim
The articles do not provide a detailed Congress government response to the BRS allegations.
Key facts
- Investigating organization
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Number of teams
- Six
- Inspection sites
- Five thermal power stations and Singareni Collieries Company Limited headquarters
- Farmer power supply
- Rama Rao said farmers in many areas were receiving no more than six hours of electricity
- Yadadri output
- About 400 MW from a stated 4,000 MW capacity
- Bhadradri shutdown
- One 270 MW unit was reported shut down
- Jaipur output
- About 544 MW from a stated 1,200 MW capacity
Quotes
K.T. Rama Rao
BRS working president and former Telangana minister
“And even farmers from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s native Kondareddypally were staging road blockades over inadequate power supply. IT companies are being asked to reduce their working hours.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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