TGGENCO is seeking to increase coal supplies from Odisha’s Naini mine to meet rising fuel requirements at its thermal power stations, with the Angul district administration advising an additional road route for transporting coal to the Yadadri Thermal Power Station.
Coal has been transported from the Naini Coal Mine in Odisha’s Angul district to Yadadri Thermal Power Station since August 2026. TGGENCO said the requirement for coal at its thermal power stations has increased due to the El Niño effect and is examining ways to raise offtake from the mine.
TGGENCO Chairman and Managing Director Dr S. Harish and other officials met Abdaal M Akthar, the Collector and District Magistrate of Angul, on Tuesday to discuss increasing coal movement from Naini. The discussions included a request to relax the timings for the movement of coal by road in view of the higher requirement at TGGENCO’s power stations.
The Angul district administration advised TGGENCO to use an additional transport route through Chendipada alongside the existing route. The proposed route is intended to support higher coal offtake from Naini and provide another road-based movement option for the power generator.
TGGENCO is now examining the possibility of transporting coal through the alternate route suggested by the district administration. The report does not specify the current volume of coal being transported, the additional quantity sought, or the revised timings under consideration.
The development highlights the logistical chain linking a coal mine in Odisha with a thermal power station in Telangana. Increasing supply from the mine will depend not only on coal availability but also on road movement permissions, route capacity and coordination between the power generator and the district administration.
For Yadadri Thermal Power Station and TGGENCO’s other thermal facilities, the immediate issue is securing sufficient fuel for operations. The company has linked the increase in coal requirement to the El Niño effect, but the supplied report does not provide station-level generation figures, demand data or details of how the weather pattern has affected consumption.
The proposed use of Chendipada as an additional route could help distribute coal movement beyond the existing road connection, subject to TGGENCO’s assessment and any necessary administrative arrangements. No final decision on the alternate route has been announced.
TGGENCO’s next step is to examine the feasibility of moving coal by road through the additional route advised by the Angul district administration. The company’s assessment will determine whether the route can be used to increase coal supplies to Yadadri Thermal Power Station.
