Singareni likely to increase Coal Production

Kothagudem, Jan 06: The Telangana state-run based Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has decided to increase the production of coal in the remaining three months of the current financial year to meet the demand keeping in mind the increase in demand for power in the State following the introduction of uninterrupted supply to the agriculture sector.

Daily demand of energy in the State has been recording at around 180 million units (MU) since the introduction of uninterrupted power supply to farm sector from January 1.

On Friday, the maximum demand of power was clocked at 9,329 MW (8.06 am) in the State and on the previous four days the peak demand was 9,376 MW, 9,305 MW, 9,288 MW and 9,115 MW, respectively.

Similarly, the consumption of energy was recorded at 182.44 MU (on January 4), 184.36 MU (January 3), 185.45 MU (January 2) and 184.77 MU (January 1).

At a meeting chaired by Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL N. Sridhar here on Friday, it was decided to meet the target of 2.1 lakh tonnes of coal production per day in the remaining three months of the current fiscal so as to meet the demand of thermal power stations in the State along with meeting the contracted supplies to other consumers in and outside the State.