No scope for power cuts in the State, says Minister

Coal shortages due to flawed Central policies, says Jagdish Reddy

Minister for Energy G. Jagdish Reddy has asserted that there was no scope for imposing power cuts in the State at present.

The State had coal reserves to meet the energy demand for the next 200 years and there was no scope for power cuts for even a minute, he said. The Minister, in an informal chat with reporters who met him this morning, said coal production and crisis that was gripping the country because of the Central government’s policies.

“The Centre owes a response to the coal supply crisis engulfing the country at present,” he said. The State government on its part was prepared with plans for supply of power to Hyderabad and other places and a network had been put in place for the purpose. Hydel power generation too was contributing significant chunk to meet the demand.