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KCR remarks on power situation in TS absolute lies: Bhatti

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that Chhattisgarh had stopped supplying power to Telangana since April 2022 completely and even when it was supplied, it did not cross 400 megawatt after the scheduling was started from May 6, 2017, against the agreed capacity of 1,000 MW.

In a statement on Friday, Mr. Vikramarka said that DISCOMS had procured energy from the open market (exchange) even at ₹20 per unit at times during the previous BRS government, while the average cost of energy purchase after the Congress returned to power was ₹5.34 per unit. The NTPC was supplying energy from the 1,600 MW Telangana project at ₹5.6 per unit.

He added that the previous government had added only 1,080 MW installed capacity with the sub-critical technology Bhadradri Thermal Power Plant and the 1,000 MW lined up from Chhattisgarh was stopped in 2022 itself due to payment issues between TS and Chhattisgarh.

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