Gujarat govt paid Rs 8,200 cr in excess to Adani Power, says Congress
The Congress on Tuesday alleged the Gujarat government has paid Rs 8,200 crore in excess to Adani Power towards electricity purchase charges in two years which it dubbed “favouritism”, a claim dismissed by the power minister who cited the rise in coal purchase cost.
The Congress also demanded that the government recover the “additional Rs 8,265 crore” from Adani and invest it in increasing the capacity of state-run power generators.
During Question Hour of the budget session of the Assembly, Congress MLA Tushar Chaudhary sought to know the rates at which the government purchased electricity from Adani Power Ltd during 2022 and 2023.
