A scarcity of coal in the country was “created for somebody’s benefit,” Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said Thursday.
“A huge scarcity of coal was created in the country for somebody’s benefit… Coal was not taken from our mines. Then, the Delhi government and other governments made noise about the shortage of coal in power plants. First, they said Jain is lying. Now, the power plants have been directed to use 10% of imported coal. The impact of this is that the average power cost will increase by 30%. Why is this? Do we not have coal mines?” he said.
Jain was speaking at a stakeholder consultation for Delhi’s new solar policy. The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) signed a partnership last week with RMI India to develop a new solar policy.
