After purchasing 250 MW from Karnataka, Telangana is moving ahead with it’s plans to buy power and coal from Chhattisgarh in the long term. A visit planned by Suresh Chanda (Telangana’s Principal Secretary, Energy) 2 days ago, to Raipur, was cancelled due to the power emergency created by AP’s defiance in adhering to PPAs. Today, a team of Telangana officials visited Raipur and met with Chhattisgarh officials on reaching an agreement over buying power and coal over the long term of 25 years. Chhattisgarh, Telangana’s northern neighbor, has India’s 3rd biggest coal reserves and 2nd largest coal production. It has surplus power and is a key exporter of power to other States. KCR Spoke to Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh earlier about Telangana’s plans to ...

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