Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka dismissed the BRS claim of a Rs 50,000-crore scam, saying an 800 MW plant at current construction rates should cost about Rs 11,000 crore.
- The cabinet has cleared an 800 MW unit at Ramagundam and the government says contracts will be awarded through global tenders, with a preference for NTPC only if it ranks among the lowest bidders.
- Bidding will be open to NTPC, Telangana Genco and private firms, a position officials linked to central guidance to avoid relying solely on NTPC.
- The administration pledged to site new thermal units at pit heads to cut coal transport costs and said feasibility work is underway for additional projects at Paloncha and Makthal, where the technology choice remains undecided.
- Opposition leaders pressed the government on policy consistency and data, with T. Harish Rao questioning demand projections, renewable targets and prior estimates of coal transport costs for Yadadri.