Telangana govt to buy 2000 mw additional power from NTPC

<p>The Telangana government has sought 2000 MW additional power from NTPC to meet the growing power demand in the state, in view of the upcoming Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project. <br><br>Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had Wednesday announced his decision to inaugurate the Rs 80,000 crore Kaleshwaram lift irrigation Scheme on June 21. <br><br>The mega project, a brainchild of KCR, is aimed at making water available for irrigation, industries and drinking to 70 per cent of the districts in the state thereby contributing to the overall development of Telangana. <br><br>Telangana has total 16,300 MW installed capacity of conventional and non-conventional power. <br><br>The present demand of power stood at 7800 MW to 8000 MW as it was lean season for agriculture. <br><br>Base load itself is 9500 MW. So we are backing down our stations now because we get solar power up to 2800 MW to 3000 MW during afternoons. We are expecting a load of around 13,000 MW when Kaleshwaram project comes up. <br><br>the government opted to buy power from NTPC as it would be cheaper than prevailing prices in the market and and also the power utility need not float any tenders. <br><br>Rao said the Chief Minister had requested the NTPC officials for additional power, during his visit to the Ramagundam power plant last month, to which the PSU responded positively. </p>

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