Delhi, Rajasthan, AP to get 24-hour power supply: Goyal
4 Sept 2014 5:53 AM IST
Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are all set to get 24-hour power supply like Gujarat, power minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
‘The programmes for provision of 24-hour power supply in the states of Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are ready for roll-out,’ he said without disclosing the date of its implementation.
Goyal also revealed that the ‘coal swap’ with Gujarat, which the government was trying for the last 10 years, has also been completed. This implies that imported coal coming through Mundra port in Gujarat for use in power plants in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand will be swapped with these states against indigenous coal from domestic mines for use in power plants in Gujarat.
Noting that politics should not be played on issues like power supply which were in national interest, Goyal lamented that CMs of Maharashtra, UP and Telangana have not responded to requests for resolving pending issues on power sector and have become ‘unreachable’.
‘The programmes for provision of 24-hour power supply in the states of Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are ready for roll-out,’ he said without disclosing the date of its implementation.
Goyal also revealed that the ‘coal swap’ with Gujarat, which the government was trying for the last 10 years, has also been completed. This implies that imported coal coming through Mundra port in Gujarat for use in power plants in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand will be swapped with these states against indigenous coal from domestic mines for use in power plants in Gujarat.
Noting that politics should not be played on issues like power supply which were in national interest, Goyal lamented that CMs of Maharashtra, UP and Telangana have not responded to requests for resolving pending issues on power sector and have become ‘unreachable’.
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