Srinagar, March 5 -- In a written reply to an unstarred question of National Conference MLA Shamim Firdous in the assembly here, he also responded in affirmative about his government's plan to provide 200 units of free electricity to the consumers as promised in the party manifesto.

"As a major step towards self-reliance, J&K, in consultation with the Government of India, has developed a RA Plan till 2035. This plan outlines the steps needed to increase generation capacity, both through the development of local generating stations and by securing power from external sources," Abdullah said.

As part of this plan, the chief minister said J&K has already signed Power Purchase Agreements for 393 MW of thermal power from six power generators...