VIJAYAWADA: The State government has sanctioned Rs 250 crore emergency fund for the APGenco to procure coal on a priority basis to tide over the energy crisis. Apart from this, the Union Ministry of Power has been asked to allocate 400 MW to the State from unallocated power from CGS till June, 2022.
On measures taken by it to ensure that there are no power cuts, the State government on Saturday said, “Discussions with collieries have been going on for the supply of coal without limiting it due to pending dues as per Central guidelines. We are also trying to talk to the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Telangana to improve coal reserves at our thermal plants.”
