India, April 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there were blackouts when the Congress was in power before 2014 but India's production has doubled in the last decade and it is exporting electricity.

Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of an 800-MW ultra-critical modern unit at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant at Kail village in Yamunanagar, the Prime Minister said Haryana is seeing "double speed of the BJP's double-engine government". The project will be built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) at a cost of Rs.7272.06 crore. The total project cost is Rs.8469.12 crore, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) said.

"The Congress model has proved to be a complete lie as ...