Companies can provide power 24X7 without tariff hike, Piyush Goyal says

NEW DELHI: There is enough scope for utilities to ensure uninterrupted power supply without tariff shocks but consumers too need to do their bit by willing to pay for getting 24X7 service and actively help stop electricity theft, minister for power and coal Piyush Goyal told ToI in an interview on Wednesday.

Goyal, a chartered accountant and former investment banker, said every entity involved in the electricity chain — generators, transmission and distribution utilities as well as coal companies — have to improve their operations instead of covering inefficiencies by raising a debate over inadequate tariffs or absence of tariff revisions.