Hyderabad,July 29: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Tuesday said more thermal power units will be set up in the state to tide over the power crisis. Dr Reddy sent a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, requesting him to ask the coal ministry to consider the proposals of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation for allocation of coal blocks in the state. This includes the Thadicherla Coal Block No II spread over Karimnagar and Warangal for faster development. The corporation had applied for this coal block in 2005, he said. "To meet the existing demand and for future power requirement, we are promoting new thermal power units which require coal," he added. Dr Reddy said daily power production is 80 million units against a demand of 196 million units. "Inspite of drawing power from APGenco and other sources, we are forced to resort to load shedding to manage the deficit," he said. He added, "In the last four years, we promoted various mineral-based industries such as alumina/aluminium plants, titanium sponge/metal and steel plants. New cement plants are being built even as existing units are expanding their capacity." The Chief Minister said the government was interested in joint ventures with major industries which require thermal power for captive consumption.