March 25, 2021 1:26 am
Currently, farmers are given about eight hours of electricity at night for irrigation purposes.
March 21, 2021 3:45 am
On the power capacity of the state, the energy minister said Gujarat plans to sell 20,000 MW of renewable energy outside the state by 2030.
December 29, 2020 8:51 pm
The CM said that Gujarat has already achieved 11,000 MW of production capacity and now has set a target of producing 30,000 MW of green energy by 2022, which will largely include wind and solar energy.
December 18, 2020 5:14 am
The minister added that vested interests were misleading the farmers about the possibility of the APMC markets being shut down, which is false and spreading rumours that the minimum support price for farm produce will be done away with.
July 08, 2014 1:15 pm
From June 1, 2012, to May 31, 2014, 54,034 million units were bought from private companies, of which 24,066 million units were from Adani.
June 22, 2014 3:35 am
Energy Minister Saurabh Patel said that in 2002, Gujarat govt was losing close to Rs 2,300 crore pa in the power sector.
March 05, 2013 5:45 am
Over 9.66 lakh farmers in Gujarat have benefited from power subsidy provided by the state government for electricity connections meant for the agriculture sector during 2012-13.
June 22, 2020 7:20 pm