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Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy accused the Telangana Government of readying to rise caller loans nether the pretext of forming a caller powerfulness organisation institution without a wide roadmap to wide pending dues.
“Telangana’s powerfulness organisation companies person mediocre ratings. The authorities is trying to transportation ₹26,000 crore of GENCO - powerfulness procreation institution dues and different ₹9,000 crore indebtedness to the caller entity. Meanwhile, ₹47,000 crore remains unpaid to Singareni Collieries,” helium said astatine a property league successful New Delhi connected Thursday.
He warned that Singareni Collieries’ inability to lend to the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) has affected payment mesaures similar providing cleanable drinking water, employment, and agriculture successful mining-affected areas.
Mr. Kishan Reddy criticised the authorities for failing to enactment powerfulness utilities contempt promises of attracting planetary investments astatine the caller Rising Telangana summit. The fund allocation is lone ₹21,000 crore, astir of it for escaped schemes. He noted that aboriginal powerfulness request is projected astatine 1 lakh MW, but determination is nary infrastructure for procreation and distribution.
The Minister besides slammed the authorities for neglecting the renewable vigor goals of generating 20,000 MW by 2030 and 40,000 MW by 2035. He questioned plans to acceptable up private-sector plants, saying costs would load consumers. Instead, helium suggested a Power Purchase Agreement with NTPC, which has completed 1,600 MW plants astatine a outgo of ₹11,000 crore and is acceptable to adhd 2,400 MW.
Highlighting Centre’s efforts, helium said that nether ‘Saubhagya Yojana’, 5.15 lakh households successful Telangana received energy connections, and nether ‘UJALA’, 3.14 lakh LED tubelights and 28 lakh bulbs were supplied. A 100 MW NTPC floating works is operational, and a 176 MW star works volition beryllium completed soon.
