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No uncertainty over adding Adani's electricity to national grid in March: Nasrul
"There is no uncertainty over supply of electricity from
The junior minister's remarks came against the backdrop of the UNB report that state-owned
As per the report,
Nasrul Hamid said the tariff of Adani's power will be competitive compared with other coal-fired plants like Payra power plant.
"The tariff of Adani power will not be more than the tariff of power from the Payra plant," he said.
He also said about 750 MW will be added to the national grid in March and another 750 MW from April this year.
Nasrul Hamid also dismissed any possibility of power shortage in the coming irrigation season that will start from February this year and continue until end of May.
He claimed that a number of power plants including Rampal and
"We're trying to increase power generation through enhancing gas supply. Now gas price is relatively stable in the international market," he said, adding that gas supply will be further increased to the power plants so that power supply situation further improves in March.
He said the newly set up coal-fired power plants will be coming into operation one after another this year. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from
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