Hyderabad, March 10 -- Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy on Monday asked the Telangana government to enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in the wake of rapidly increasing power demand in the state, which crossed 18,000 MW mark last week.

In a letter addressed to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, Kishan Reddy said the second phase of 3x800 MW thermal power plant of NTPC, coming up at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district would help meet Telangana's growing electricity demand while ensuring supply of quality power at a lower cost.

Telangana recorded peak electricity demand of 18,139 MW, registered at 11.01 am on March 3, which was the highest peak demand ever recorded in the ...