Piyush Goyal Quotes
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I believe if we simplify the process of tariff-fixing with lesser tariff slabs and rationalise the process, it will reduce corruption, and simultaneously, it will enable supply of adequate and cheap power to the poor as well as to farmers.
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India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal.
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We can learn from all around the world. Germany, particularly, has been successful with rooftop solar generation. Other countries like Norway and Sweden have done work on it. Some of them have done offshore wind projects. So we're looking at learning from the best from all across the world. My approach is to get the best out of each one.
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When you give a good offer, people take it.
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States are the architects of UDAY, not the central government.
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I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.
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Ramifications of small decisions can be pretty large.
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It's equal opportunity for all, and we don't play favourites.
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With transparency in renewables, the prices of renewables are coming down drastically.
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I am a happier person living in a country which has surplus of everything rather than shortages.
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The Modi government believes that the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.
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I am an optimist.
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Cost-plus is an inefficient way to do things.
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When PM goes for a foreign visit, he represents a country and not the party.
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I do not think the Nobel institution gives you a certificate that everything you say is always right.
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I can't tell the people of India that we'll burden you with high costs because the West has polluted the world, now India will pay for it. Not acceptable to us.
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Energy is not a political issue for the Modi government. It is our commitment to provide electricity to every household of the country.
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Indians have become very demanding. Gone are the days where you could get away with power outages.
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Extra capacity makes manufacturing competitive, keeps pricing in control.
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The 100 gigawatt target for solar should not be a constraint. India won't stop at 100 GW.
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Power for all includes people who are interested in getting a connection. It cannot be for people who don't want the connection. Having said that, I am confident everybody will apply for power once they are sure that they will not be short-charged.
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For me, as the Government of India, the interest of the poorest of the poorest is paramount.
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Allocating coal linkage to a generating company rather than to a specific plant gives companies the freedom to use the fuel in the most efficient way.
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Gujarat under Narendra Modi has focused on good governance in the power sector and implemented long-term reforms as opposed to the short-term and anarchic methods adopted by Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi.