VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) is hit by a severe shortage of coal, ‘adversely affecting’ the thermal power stations in the State and leading to power interruptions.
With only 45,000 metric tonnes (MT) of coal being received from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) as against the required 70,000 MT to run the thermal stations at 85 per cent peak load factor (PLF), Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has shot off a letter to Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, requesting alternative supply of coal under the Fuel Supply Agreement.
