The Enron game plan (February 7) for massive investment in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra may be welcome. But most of the states facing a power crisis will have to take fresh initiative to plan new projects and attract investment.
The Centre should take early steps to clear the projects for which the states have already sought permission.
With the oil pool deficit mounting, it is also necessary for the Centre to concentrate more on exploiting the country's potential in the field of oil and gas by obtaining private and foreign technology and investment.