Power companies should coordinate in electricity production: Khattar

Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar emphasised the need for power companies to coordinate in electricity production and distribution to provide relief to consumers and prevent losses.Addressing the eighth annual Distribution Utility Meet (DUM) conference here, Khattar highlighted that energy would play a critical role in strengthening the economy and achieving India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047."All electricity companies should work together to ensure that consumers aren't overburdened and that companies avoid losses," he said.Khattar also stressed the importance of increasing power generation nationwide and ensuring energy accessibility across all regions. He underlined the need for a greater focus on green and solar energy to reduce carbon emissions, noting that current energy demand is 250 GW and continues to rise.The Union minister suggested states focus on establishing nuclear-based power plants and noted that the government is working toward ...