Odisha’s Angul district administration has extended the permitted hours for road transport of coal from Naini Coal Mine to a railway siding, allowing movement between 11 pm and 5 am to help Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TGGENCO) meet its coal supply targets.
The revised six-hour window replaces the earlier four-hour permission, under which coal could be transported only between midnight and 4 am. TGGENCO said the restricted operating period had prevented the targeted quantity of coal from being moved from the mine to the railway siding.
Coal supplies from Naini Mine to Telangana’s Yadadri Thermal Power Station began in August 2026, according to a statement issued by TGGENCO. The mine-to-plant supply chain involves road movement from the mining area to the rail loading point, followed by onward transportation to the power station.
The extension followed a meeting on Monday between the Angul district collector and TGGENCO chairman and managing director Dr S. Harish. The meeting was also attended by B. Nagya, the corporation’s director for coal and logistics, the statement said.
TGGENCO said the additional two hours were expected to improve coal dispatches from Naini Mine and assist the corporation in meeting its supply targets. The statement did not specify the volume of coal that had remained undelivered under the earlier schedule or provide a revised dispatch target after the change.
The administrative decision highlights the role of local transport permissions in the operation of inter-state fuel supply chains. Although the coal is sourced in Odisha and consumed at a power station in Telangana, the movement of each consignment depends on coordination between the mining operation, district authorities, road transport, railway infrastructure and the generating utility.
For TGGENCO, the change removes a stated operational restriction at the first stage of the mine-to-rail movement process. The corporation’s announcement, however, does not establish whether the longer road-transport window alone will enable the targeted quantity to be moved, as dispatches will also depend on rail availability and the subsequent movement of coal to Yadadri.
The revised permission is therefore an immediate logistics measure rather than a change to the source of coal or the operating capacity of the thermal power station. TGGENCO has not announced any alteration to the supply arrangement, and the statement did not provide a deadline for reviewing the extended hours.
The next operational milestone will be whether coal dispatches from Naini Mine increase under the new six-hour transport window and whether TGGENCO reports that its supply targets are being met.
