India says no more one-sided gains; won’t allow power companies to invest from countries where Indian firms are banned

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India is one of the liberal markets when it comes to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) but now it is going to end the one-side affair.
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India’s power sector is not allowing foreign companies to take undue advantage of the liberal policies and has said foreign companies from countries where Indian companies are banned cannot invest in India.

Putting end to the one-sided gains, India’s Power Minister Piyush Goyal said foreign firms from countries that do not allow Indian companies to invest and make money in their markets won’t be allowed.

"Reciprocity will be the rule. Either they open up for us, or we close down for them. India is not a market to be exploited and enjoyed when you protect your own market. Countries that do not allow our companies, we will not allow their companies," Goyal told ET in an interview. "You have to be strong. You have to have courage of conviction. Fortunately, that's something Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn't lack."

India offers a huge potential to investors in the power sector.

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Meanwhile, Goyal also rubbished reports claims by few experts that electricity generated from wind and sun was a threat to grid stability and a problem for thermal power stations.

"A country that makes 1,200 billion units, what is 20 billion units? Can you call it the cause of the problems that the thermal sector or any other sector is having? So it's all excuses and it's a naysayer philosophy - whatever good is happening, criticise it," Goyal told ET.

Goyal also spoke about future of electric cars in India.

"I suspect that by 2030 we should be able to start selling electric cars across the board and I believe these cars will not only be more efficient, they will also be much cheaper to operate," Goyal said.



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