Paper I · 8 Geography & Demography of Telangana · 8.4 Minerals, energy and transport
8.4.1 Minerals and energy: Singareni coal, other minerals, thermal, hydel and solar power
Telangana is the only southern state that mines coal on a large scale: Singareni coal from the Godavari valley feeds big thermal stations at Ramagundam, Kothagudem, Bhupalpally, Manuguru and Damaracherla, while Krishna-river dams give hydel power, limestone feeds a large cement industry, and solar is now the fastest-growing source.
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Key terms
- Singareni
- SCCL
- Godavari valley coalfield
- Kothagudem
- Ramagundam
- NTPC
- Yadadri
- Bhadradri
- KTPS
- KTPP
- Srisailam left bank
- Nagarjuna Sagar
- Jurala
- limestone
- Bayyaram
- Tandur
- granite
- TGGENCO
- TGTRANSCO
- DISCOMs
- solar
- Clean and Green Energy Policy
What this note covers
- Core factsFoundation
- ExplainedStandard
- DeeperAdvanced
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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