Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar has hit back at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), stating that Goa needs electricity and that the Tamnar project was necessary.
“We are short of 200 MW electricity in Goa, and we need the Tamnar Power Project; AAP just makes a statement with information,” said Dhavalikar.
He further said that he never opposed Tamnar project and that he only wanted the alignment changed.
“AAP makes one thing in Delhi and another in Punjab; they must check their administration before criticising me,” he added
Dhavalikar further said that the Tamnar project is important for the coastal state as it will add 1200 MW of power to the capacity of the power deficit state, which has been at the receiving end of a string of indiscriminate power cuts this summer.
The Power Minister lamented that Goa doesn’t have a single power generation plant, adding that to overcome the power woes, the government would formulate a solar policy within one month and introduce it within the subsequent two months.
