Govt committed to 27x7 power supply for homes, industrial & commercial establishments: Goyal
Updated: Sep 08, 2014 01:30:59pm
New Delhi, Sept 8 (KNN) The government is committed to bring about a transformative change in the power sector and ensure affordable 24x7 power for all homes, industrial and commercial establishments and adequate power for farms, according to the Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal.
Goyal said that the government has ensured speedy environmental clearances and steps to protect the environment, renewed thrust to wind power capacity addition and cleared long-pending transmission projects worth Rs 12,272 crore.
While addressing a conference to mark the 100 days of the Narendra Modi-led government, he said that together it would be a major step forward for the vision of 24x7 consistent power.
The Green Energy Corridor for evacuation of renewable power is being expedited as well, he added.
“Coal-based electricity generation from June to August 2014 grew by a record 21 per cent compared to corresponding period last year,” said the Ministry of Power in a release yesterday.
CIL has given an in-principle decision to purchase 250 additional rakes (for Rs 5,000 crores) to evacuate more coal.
Moreover, the government is expediting build-out of 3 critical railway lines in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, which could potentially yield 60 million tons per annum by 2017-18 and up to 200 million tons by 2021-22, the release said.
Automatic transfer of linkages is being allowed from old and inefficient plants which are more than 25 years old, the Ministry added. (KNN/SD)
Goyal said that the government has ensured speedy environmental clearances and steps to protect the environment, renewed thrust to wind power capacity addition and cleared long-pending transmission projects worth Rs 12,272 crore.
While addressing a conference to mark the 100 days of the Narendra Modi-led government, he said that together it would be a major step forward for the vision of 24x7 consistent power.
The Green Energy Corridor for evacuation of renewable power is being expedited as well, he added.
“Coal-based electricity generation from June to August 2014 grew by a record 21 per cent compared to corresponding period last year,” said the Ministry of Power in a release yesterday.
CIL has given an in-principle decision to purchase 250 additional rakes (for Rs 5,000 crores) to evacuate more coal.
Moreover, the government is expediting build-out of 3 critical railway lines in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, which could potentially yield 60 million tons per annum by 2017-18 and up to 200 million tons by 2021-22, the release said.
Automatic transfer of linkages is being allowed from old and inefficient plants which are more than 25 years old, the Ministry added. (KNN/SD)
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