Patel said he held a meeting with Prabhu in New Delhi yesterday and discussed the prospect of Gujarat selling surplus power to the Indian Railways, which has been buying electricity from private firms beside state-run electricity boards of several states to meet its demand.
"We discussed that Gujarat can offer its surplus power to the Railways. The meeting was positive as Prabhu has asked Railway officials to discuss the offer with the state government officials. Several power plants in Gujarat are staring closure due to lack of demand," Patel told PTI.
Notably, Indian Railways also has a plan to procure 440 MW of power for the western region, 350 MW for eastern and 220 MW for northern region.
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