BJP demands AP to ensure free power share

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Rajahmundry, Jan 29(UNI) Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) President Bandaru Dattatreya today demanded the State Government to get the entitlement of free power share generated by natural gas as huge natural gas and petroleum deposits had been found in Krishna-Godavari basin of Andhra Pradesh.

Talking to newspersons here, Mr Dattatreya said with the initiation of the then Central Government for private sector participation in exploration of resource identified volume of the deposits in the state for Rs three lakh crore at the present market price, which will be a boon to the state income and economy.

He said there is an understanding of the sharing of the income generated out of these resources between the Central Government and respective developers. The resoruce gets depleted and exhausted over a period while exploiting the same, he added.

Mr Dattatreya said as per the Centre's guideline, the state was entitled to twelve per cent free power generation.

The State Goverenment should go for an MoU in sharing natural gas power in the state, he added.

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