NEEPCO to generate 475 MW additional power

GUWAHATI, July 27: The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has proposed to generate additional power to the capacity of 475 MW during the remaining period of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. These include 405 MW of Ranganadi hydro-electric project (ongoing) in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, 25 MW from Doyang hydro-electric project (ongoing) in Nagaland and another 25 MW from Kopili hydro-electric project Stage-II in Assam. The corporation has also taken up the 60 MW capacity Tuirial hydro-electric project in Mizoram with the financial assistance from Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF), Japan, which is scheduled to be completed by 2006. NEEPCO is also negotiating with different state governments of the north-eastern region to take up 600 MW Kameng hydro-electric project in Arunachal Pradesh, 210 MW Tuivai hydro-electric project in Mizoram and 150 MW Lower Kopili project in Assam.