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" In New York, lights are on the whole night; there are offices where not a single person is working, but all lights are on. The street lights at the White House are lit all the day. Why? And we are being told not to use coal. "

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" We cannot have a system that everything can be passed on to the final consumer in the garb of cost being recovered without being sensitive to their own problems and affordability. "

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" UDAY is meant for financial and operational turnaround of discoms. "

" Ramifications of small decisions can be pretty large. "

" I have told many times I am always a student willing to learn new things. "

" It is important to take into account the total power cost borne by consumers after taking into account what they spend on inverters and gensets. "

" Wind developers have realised the importance of transparent method of price discovery, which was demonstrated in the solar sector. They realise that bidding brings in efficiency, and tariff is right-sized. "

" As India becomes more tax-compliant, government revenues will improve, and we will be able to serve the poor better. We can have better roads, healthcare, education, and improve the life of farmers. "

" I am a person always with an open mind. "

" Prime Minister Modi keeps challenging the system to keep performing better and better. He sets aggressive targets, and the whole system has to act. "

" I trust the regulatory mechanism; it is a fair and independent mechanism, and the politicians and government do not interfere with the regulators. "

" I believe investigative agencies should be run in an autonomous manner, and there shouldn't be any interference from the government's side. "

" Of course we have to use coal... the renewable energy sources will supplement the supply from coal. "

" Western countries have gone through their development cycle and enjoyed the fruits of ruining the environment over many years and are now giving us homilies and pontificating on responsibilities to the environment. I think they need to look inward. "

" Cost-plus is an inefficient way to do things. "

" Energy is not a political issue for the Modi government. It is our commitment to provide electricity to every household of the country. "

" Anyone leaving the Congress' camp and joining - or even indirectly praising - the BJP-led NDA coalition immediately stands the risk of losing this Congress-issued certificate of secularism. It is a travesty! "

" I want to reignite the interest in hydro-electric investments. "

" Reaping political dividends out of tragedies is deeply engrained in the Congress' DNA. "

" I'm not crying over surplus capacity... Surplus capacity is good for India. Surplus capacity means we can get more investors, can get more households and promise them 24/7 power. "

" India has been developing its green energy resources. "

" People of India deserve to be complimented for making the 2014 elections a referendum on the misrule of the Congress-led UPA and demonstrating their faith in a proven new leadership. "

" Reforms ensure that everybody benefits and the state generates financial resources to provide for the really deserving. "

" Even a poor man doesn't ask alms unless he sees you have the ability to give. "

" PM Modi has provided visionary leadership with his focus on the welfare of the poor and inclusive nature taking along his whole team, including states, parties, all schools of thought, all sections of society. "

" A visionary leadership is required to harness rapid technological change for positive benefit rather than allowing to become disruptive and further exacerbate economic inequality. "

" I am a tough minister. "

Piyush Goyal

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" If inflation is brought down, interest rates will fall. Once rates fall, we have the opportunity to maybe achieve the goal of 'housing for all' faster; take roads, infrastructure to India's interiors. "

" Use of energy-efficient LEDs, pumps, fans, and air-conditioners will save power consumption and reduces the peak load. "

" India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal. "

" I am very friendly with the people of India, and corporates are also a part of that. "

Piyush Goyal

India

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