Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy publicly rebuked energy officials and warned Energy Special Chief Secretary Navin Mittal and TG Genco CMD S. Harish of suspension if outages are not fixed.
- The chief minister, who held a review meeting on Wednesday, October 14, demanded an explanation for Yadadri thermal plant not running at full capacity despite coal linkages from Naini and Mahanadi.
- He instructed officials to identify root causes immediately and take urgent corrective steps to restore reliable supply for households and farms within the coming weeks.
- To guard against a prolonged shortfall he ordered mandal-level supervision by deputed Group I and II special officers and asked for contingency action plans covering operations through June next year.
- Officials framed the interruptions against the larger risk posed by El Niño, which the chief minister compared to a pandemic-level disruption and used to justify tighter monitoring and longer-term planning.