By way of PTI
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday alleged that the Centre is pressuring states to buy imported coal, which prices 3 times extra the only produced within the nation.
He additionally steered the Centre to take away the requirement of buying imported coal, which he stated has been greater to ten in step with cent of the entire acquire.
In keeping with a unlock, Gehlot stated the cost of imported coal is 3 times upper than that of supplied by way of Coal India.
The executive minister stated Rajasthan will have to undergo a burden of Rs 1,736 crore if it purchases the imported coal.
“The Union ministry of energy had issued an advisory in December 2021 to the Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam for 4 in step with cent imported coal mixing and in April, it’s been made obligatory to shop for 10 in step with cent,” a unlock quoting Gehlot stated.
“The cost of this imported coal is greater than 3 times the cost of coal being given by way of Coal India Restricted.
Its value is predicted to be about Rs 1,736 crore, which is far upper than the price of home coal,” the discharge stated.
The executive minister expressed fear over the extra burden at the not unusual shopper because of imported coal.
In a assessment assembly of the power division, he directed officers to verify a clean operation of energy era devices within the state and build up the manufacturing.
The CM additionally directed to get the accident-prone energy traces repaired.