Smart grid project in Gurgaon to end use of diesel generators, says Manohar Lal Khattar

CHANDIGARH: A Rs 7,000 crore smart grid project being implemented by Haryana government to ensure uninterrupted supply of power in Gurgaon city will put an end to consumption of diesel through generator sets, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday.

Khattar held a meeting with Union power minister Piyush Goyal in Delhi to review the progress of the project. He said the project will not only prove beneficial for conservation of environment but also put an end to the role of builders and colonisers for power supply.

Goyal said this project will prove a milestone in the field of power supply in the country. While describing Gurgaon as an important cosmopolitan city, he said that the total transformation of Gurgaon through this project would be another feather in its cap. He said that in the first phase, the project involved an investment of Rs 1,382 crore.