Khammam: Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu urged officials to speed up the preparation for Singareni Collieries Company Limited’s (SCCL) new renewable energy projects. These include an 800 MW floating solar plant, a 500 MW wind power plant, and a 500 MW pumped storage power plant. He emphasized meeting the set deadlines for completion.
On Saturday, a special meeting was held at Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan to review SCCL’s plans for expanding its business, focusing on floating solar plants and other renewable energy initiatives.
During the meeting, he instructed officials to get approvals from the Irrigation Department for a 300 MW floating solar plant on the Lower Manair Dam reservoir and a 500 MW floating solar plant on Mallannasagar. He advised maintaining regular communication with relevant departments to speed up the approval process, ensuring these projects are highly profitable.
He also demanded that the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the 500 MW wind power plants planned across five districts be ready by the end of next month. He encouraged using advanced technology to improve the project’s feasibility and attractiveness.
For the 500 MW pumped storage power plant using water from the Medipalli open cast mine in the Ramagundam-1 area, he instructed that construction should start immediately.
