No proposal to privatise Telangana power utilities: Dy CM Bhatti

Hyderabad, Oct 7 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Power Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday rejected the opposition's allegations of privatisation of power utilities and clarified that the Congress government had no proposal to privatise DISCOMs, TRANSCO or GENCO. Addressing the media at Praja Bhavan, Bhatti said the government was committed to strengthening public sector power utilities. He blamed the previous government for the delay in the Yadadri Thermal Power Plant, alleging that adequate coal allocation and supply arrangements had not been ensured. Bhatti said Telangana's peak power demand had reached an all-time high of 19,892 MW despite the impact…