Hyderabad: Odisha’s Anugola district collector has reportedly extended the timing for Telangana Genco to transport coal between 11pm and 5pm from Naini coalfield to Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS). Anugola collector Abdaal M Akhtar has agreed to the proposal, Genco claimed in an official release issued here on Monday.Telangana Genco has been transporting coal from the Naini mine from Aug 2026. However, the targeted transportation quantity could not be achieved, as the local administration permits road movement of coal from Naini mine to the railway siding only between 12 midnight and 4:00am.To resolve this, TG Genco chairman and managing director (CMD) S Harish along with director B Nagya met Anugola district collector Abdaal M Akhtar on Monday and explained the need to transport the targeted quantity of coal to meet the requirements of TG Genco’s thermal power stations and requested relaxation of the transportation timings. The district collector reportedly agreed to relax the timings and permit road movement of coal between 11:00 pm and 5:00am, a window of six hours. This is expected to improve coal dispatches from Naini mine and help TG Genco to meet its coal sEarlier, they had written to the collector requesting that road movement be permitted between 11:00pm and 5:00am.
