Goa: Will complete power projects in next one year, says power minister Nilesh Cabral
Power minister Nilesh Cabral said that the Goa electricity department will complete all pending power infrastructure projects before the coming elections, including the rollout of smart meters for low-tension power consumers.The assurances, provided during a debate on the efficiency of the Delhi and Goa government’s power model, failed to convince the Aam Aadmi Party’s Valmiki Naik. Naik said that while the Delhi government has succeeded in providing reliable power supply and free power within four years of being elected, the BJP government in Goa has failed to provide cheap and reliable power for the last nine years.“We intend to put all 7 lakh or 6.5 lakh consumers on smart meters,” Cabral said. “I want to convert everybody else to smart .....