Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao has instructed the officials of Department of Energy to draw up short-term and long-term plans to overcome the current power supply shortage situation.
The Chief Minister indicated that he is likely to visit Chhattisgarh in a couple of days to personally talk to the state Chief Minister, Raman Singh, and explore the possibilities of purchasing power from them.
Reviewing the power situation in the state against the background of recent developments, including the AP Genco move to scrap power purchase agreements, he has directed the officials to purchase power from neighbouring states to overcome the crisis.
He said the present crisis is of two types, one created by Andhra Pradesh and the other due to drought.
As a short-term measure, the Chief Minister has asked the officials to workout a plan of action to overcome the crisis by purchasing the power from available sources, including from private generation stations.
He indicated his intent to have a tie-up with states that have rich coal reserves like Chhattisgarh and proposed development of transmission lines to the state through Wardah to evacuate power.