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Telangana Government has decided to displacement from accepted vigor to renewable vigor sources to conscionable the emerging powerfulness requirements of the State.
It has decided to trust connected star and pumped retention plants for its aboriginal requirements. A determination was taken to been decided to opt for 3,000 MW of star energy, and the State Council of Ministers — which met successful Hyderabad connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) nether the chairmanship of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy — gave its consent for signing the powerfulness acquisition statement for a play of 5 years successful this direction.
The Cabinet has besides approved the utilisation of 2,000 MW pumped retention vigor successful the coming days and directed the officials to telephone for tenders successful this absorption soon. The much than four-hour-long gathering focused chiefly connected energy-related issues to guarantee that determination was nary interruption successful powerfulness proviso successful the coming days.
Officials are understood to person made a PowerPoint presumption connected the emerging requirements successful the powerfulness assemblage astatine slightest for the adjacent 10 years. Accordingly, it was decided to beforehand a steadfast premix of accepted and renewable sources to cater to the ever-increasing request successful the State. “The State has respective locations suitable for establishing pumped retention units. The Cabinet has decided to o.k. the proposals made by entrepreneurs consenting to acceptable up units here,” IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said portion speaking to media.
The companies coming guardant to acceptable up pumped retention plants would beryllium provided with onshore and water, with a precondition that each the powerfulness generated done these plants should beryllium sold to the State tally organisation companies.
Captive procreation support for caller units
In a large argumentation decision, the State Cabinet has decided to springiness support to caller concern units to opt for captive powerfulness procreation — to nutrient ain energy — to conscionable their requirements. There would beryllium nary maximum bounds for specified captive procreation by the caller units. Power proviso to the existing units would proceed arsenic accustomed nether the aged system.
800 MW thermal works astatine Ramagundam with NTPC
The Minister said that the Cabinet had discussed the connection for mounting up an 800 MW thermal powerfulness works astatine Ramagundam successful spot of the existing plant. It was decided to acceptable up akin plants astatine Paloncha and different locations successful relation with the NTPC. “ TG Genco volition finalise the developers (NTPC oregon TG GENC0) for these projects based connected the costs astatine which they connection power,” helium said.
The portion astatine Ramagundam, presently a sub captious exertion one, would beryllium converted into ace captious exertion ember based pithead plant. The determination was taken aft a thorough appraisal of request of thermal capableness successful the coming days. “This Discom has been projected aft assessing each factors to supply systematised supply. It is besides aimed astatine ensuring steadfast maturation of the Discoms,” helium said.
Replying to queries, Mr. Sridhar Babu said determination was nary connection with the Government to hike powerfulness tariffs astatine present. “We person not received immoderate specified proposals from the Discoms,” helium said.
The Cabinet gave its consent for mounting up an exclusive powerfulness organisation institution successful summation to the bluish and confederate powerfulness organisation companies, dealing with with escaped powerfulness to workplace sector.
