Meghalaya likely to face power crisis

SHILLONG, June 26 ? Meghalaya, the only power-surplus State in the North East is likely to run up a shortage of 100 MW of power during the current year. The fear was expressed by Power Minister M N Mukhim during the question hour in the State Assembly today. The situation has turned so critical that only seven of the industrial units given clearance to start production at the Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) at Byrnihat are getting power from the Meghalaya State Electricity Board (MeSEB) at present.