Power Minister Prahlad Joshi

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi today said that seeking votes in exchange for free electricity is a very dangerous trend. Speaking at the India Sustainability Mission - Conclave, Mr Joshi said, "Providing electricity entirely free is not sustainable."

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said there is sufficient coal availability in the country as 72.50 million tonnes (MT) of dry fuel is available at different sources and 22 MT at thermal power plants.

Battling an energy crisis with several states fearing outages, the government said today that the shortage of coal was caused by heavy rain driving up international prices.

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said a number of important steps have been taken to augment and monitor coal dispatches to power plants.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi today slammed Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and said he had "lost his mental balance" after the latter lashed out at workers of Yermarus Thermal Power staging a protest over wages in Raichur.

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi today said that seeking votes in exchange for free electricity is a very dangerous trend. Speaking at the India Sustainability Mission - Conclave, Mr Joshi said, "Providing electricity entirely free is not sustainable."

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said there is sufficient coal availability in the country as 72.50 million tonnes (MT) of dry fuel is available at different sources and 22 MT at thermal power plants.

Battling an energy crisis with several states fearing outages, the government said today that the shortage of coal was caused by heavy rain driving up international prices.

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said a number of important steps have been taken to augment and monitor coal dispatches to power plants.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi today slammed Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and said he had "lost his mental balance" after the latter lashed out at workers of Yermarus Thermal Power staging a protest over wages in Raichur.