Chairman of Chattisgarh State owned power companies Shivraj Singh during the two-day 31st National level Conference of Western Regional Power Committee (WRPC) here said that Chhattisgarh needs sufficient corridors for supplying its surplus power to other states.
More power generation units will be operating in the State in future, he stated.
Singh further said Chhattisgarh is blessed with resources like coal, minerals, and iron along with water, forest and land.
According to him, surplus power availability is attracting the investors to Chhattisgarh.
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairman Major Singh while throwing light on the problems of the Energy sector said it is necessary to have coordination among the grid based states for enhanced power supply.
Presently, the nation’s overall installed capacity is 288 Gigawatt. Mentioning the increasing demand for power he spoke of making a time-bound work plan of reopening the closed power generating units.
He said that the western region produces more than 40 percent out of the total power production of the nation. WRPC Member Secretary SD Taksande said the meeting gave an opportunity of knowing the Chhattisgarh State closely.