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Telangana Deputy CM Announces ₹400 Crore SCCL Bonus, Sanctions Two 400 kV Substations

The announcements signal a broader drive to bolster power supply alongside accelerated solar projects across Khammam and Mahabubnagar.

Overview

  • He unveiled a Deepavali bonus totaling ₹400 crore for Singareni Collieries Company Limited workers at a press briefing in Khammam.
  • He said two new 400 kV substations will be sanctioned for Khammam to meet industrial demand and asked TGNPDCL to submit proposals for additional substations.
  • He directed officials to meet power needs for new schools, industrial parks, and the Khammam Government Medical College, with priority on strengthening distribution and transmission.
  • He ordered safety and service measures including wide publicity for helpline 1912 and deployment of at least one electricity ambulance in each Assembly constituency.
  • He advanced a renewables push with a pilot to fully power select villages by solar, floating solar on reservoirs, panels along canals and fields, projects on endowment lands, and solar pump sets for RoFR patta holders.