Priors
Enron Dabhol power project protests

Other

8 Jan 1996

In power
SS — Maharashtra
Acted
State government, Maharashtra

The state government announced that it would accept a renegotiated project. Chief Minister Joshi said the tariff would fall by 22.5 percent, from Rs 2.40 to Rs 1.86 per unit. According to Human Rights Watch, the deal committed the state to a 740 MW Phase I and a 1,320 MW Phase II. [1][2][3][4]

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Sources

  1. 1The Enron Corporation: Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations - Background: renegotiationHuman Rights Watch, Jan 1999T5 SecondaryArchived 18 Aug 2000
  2. 2Down with protestsDown To Earth (via India Environment Portal), 14 Aug 1997T5 Secondary
  3. 3India Approves Revised Enron Power ProjectLos Angeles Times, John-Thor Dahlburg, 9 Jan 1996T4 Report
  4. 4Second Thoughts on India; Enron Project on Track, but Policy Doubts RemainThe New York Times, John F. Burns, 9 Jan 1996T4 ReportArchived 26 May 2015