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AP CM Writes A Letter To PM Modi
By: Tupaki Desk | 5 Nov 2019 1:17 PM GMT
CM Jagan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the letter, the CM requested that the Mandakini coalfield in Odisha be allocated to the AP Jenko thermal plant. CM Jagan said that after the partition, the Singareni Collieries were allotted to Telangana.
AP CM has mentioned that Andhra Pradesh was not even given a minimum share of the coal reserves after the partition of the state. YS Jagan reiterated that AP state is heavily dependent on other states for coal.
YS Jagan said that Union Coal Ministry has allotted Tranche-6 for the use by APGENCO under the Coal Mines Act-2015. By March 2020, APGENCO is planning to add another 1600 MW of power through its thermal plants. For this additional power generation, 7.5 MMTA of coal is required annually.
AP CM has mentioned that Andhra Pradesh was not even given a minimum share of the coal reserves after the partition of the state. YS Jagan reiterated that AP state is heavily dependent on other states for coal.
YS Jagan said that Union Coal Ministry has allotted Tranche-6 for the use by APGENCO under the Coal Mines Act-2015. By March 2020, APGENCO is planning to add another 1600 MW of power through its thermal plants. For this additional power generation, 7.5 MMTA of coal is required annually.
