Delhi govt plans to bid for coal block to achieve 4,000 MW power target

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Delhi Govt plans to bid for coal block to achieve its target of generating 4,000 MW of power for the city.

Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, that trounced the BJP in Delhi assembly polls recently, had promised to cut electricity bills by half among other freebies in its election manifesto.

Delhi has a power demand of about 5,000 MW and is largely dependent on other states to meet its requirements.

Meanwhile, in an apparent dig at AAP over its poll pledge to reduce power bills, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently said that how such promises could be made by political parties in states which are dependent on electricity supply from outside.