Telangana to buy 1000 Mw from Chhattisgarh

Earlier, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao spoke to his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh over phone on the matter

R Krishna Das Raipur
Last Updated : Jun 30 2014 | 9:24 PM IST
A team of top officials from Telangana met Chhattisgarh officials Monday evening to work out a plan to purchase power from the latter. Earlier, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao spoke to his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh over phone on the matter.

The Telangana state has sought 1,000-Mw of power from Chhattisgarh, principal secretary- energy department Aman Singh told Business Standard. The state government was examining the proposal, he added.

Singh said Telangana wanted to reach a long-term agreement with Chhattisgarh for power purchasing. The new state expected Chhattisgarh to supply power to it for the next 25 years.
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First Published: Jun 30 2014 | 8:11 PM IST

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