Overview
- The state government has directed Singareni Collieries (SCCL) and TGGENCO to jointly prepare a 10‑year action plan that ties projected electricity demand to coal requirements and set clear implementation timelines.
- Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka inspected the JVR opencast mine and ordered immediate operational reforms to stop coal contamination, strengthen quality monitoring, run washeries efficiently, and cut production costs to stay competitive with private miners.
- Officials were told to involve management, trade unions and workers as stakeholders and to adopt corporate‑style governance with regular board focus on expansion and deadlines for the roadmap.
- The government pledged active support for SCCL to pursue future coal‑block auctions and noted that new blocks typically take seven to eight years of land and forest clearances before mining can start, which drives the decade horizon.
- Beyond coal, leaders urged Singareni to diversify into solar, pumped storage, hydrogen, battery storage and critical‑mineral mining such as lithium and cobalt to prepare for reduced thermal power demand over the next 15–20 years.