Telangana to add 5880 MW new capacity
Telangana Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy informed the State Legislative Assembly that the state would get an additional power of 5,880 MW by 2018-19.
Replying to a question raised during Question Hour, the minister said that the state has taken up generation capacity addition comprising 5880 MW Thermal by GENCO and 360 MW Hydel in the next three years by TSGENCO, apart from about 2500 MW of solar power in the private sector,1800 MW by SCCL and 4000 MW by NTPC to meet the future power requirement in the state. Overall, the state would spend Rs.37,938.46 crore to add 5,880 MW.
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