Minister Sudin Dhavalikar responded to allegations made by environmentalist Claude Alvares regarding the Tamnar power project, emphasizing its necessity due to rising power demands in Goa. Dhavalikar stated that Alvares’s claims about the project serving a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) are unfounded, asserting that the government needs to enhance energy production to meet current consumption levels. He dismissed the timing of Alvares’s complaints and underscored the project’s importance for the state’s infrastructure and economic growth.