Power tariff for industries needs to come down: NTPC chief
On September 20, when Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC Gurdeep Singh addressed the company’s shareholders, he said that on September 9 the actual energy demand met in the country was at an all-time high 3,539 MU and NTPC (along with group entities) contributed 866 MU. “Thus, green shoots are visible as far as upswing in power demand goes and this is in line with our long held expectations of growth,” he had informed the shareholders. The challenge before Singh is not generation, but to see that the electricity reaches the end consumers – both industrial as well as individual – 24x7 and at right price. But, Singh cannot do this alone. In conversation with BusinessLine, Singh shared his views on real cost of electricity, health of the .....