Karantaka raised Rs 2,500 crore by selling power: Minister
Energy minister V Sunil Kumar said on Monday that the state government has generated a revenue of Rs 2,500 crore by selling surplus power.
Responding to a question by MLC K A Thippeswamy, he said that Karnataka has emerged as a power surplus state and supplied a maximum peak load of 14,741 MW this month – which is the highest.
On the Rs 6,200 crore owed to electricity supply companies by the government, Kumar said that a meeting will be held with the CM soon to address the issue.
To a question by MLC Y M Satish, he said that the government has carried out a study to set up a 5,000 MW hybrid power park generating power from wind and solar energy.
