Arunachal: Commercial operation of 2nd unit of Kameng HEP commences

The commercial operation of the second unit of 300 MW of the Kameng Hydroelectric project begins at West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal: Commercial operation of 2nd unit of Kameng HEP commences

Guwahati: The deputy chief minister and minister in-charge of power, Arunachal Pradesh Chowna Mein on June 2 announced that the commercial operation of the second unit of 300MW of the Kameng hydroelectric project has started.

"As the Minister In-charge of Power, I'm happy to share the commissioning/commercial operation of the 2nd Unit (150MW) of Kameng HE Project (600MW) by NTPC/NEEPCO from today, after the successful completed trial run operation. I dedicate it to the people of Arunachal Pradesh & the Nation", he tweeted.

After successful completion of the trial run, The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, declared the commercial operation of the hydroelectric project on Wednesday. With this, the commercial capacity of the NTPC has increased to 62,086 MW.

"The commercial operation kicked started after demonstrating peaking capability corresponding to the installed capacity through a successful trial run on Monday," NEEPCO Deputy General Manager (CC), Loreta Ann Kharmawphlang said.

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu also joined in congratulating the power corporation for its achievement. He wrote on Twitter, "Happy to share that the commercial operation of 2nd unit 150 MW of Kameng HE Project is successfully conducted. Now the generation stands at 300 MW. I congratulate the NTPC and NEEPCO officials for the success."

Kameng hydroelectric project is situated in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The project comprises of two dams, Bichom and Tenga and the water flow of the rivers Bichom and Tenga, both tributaries of Kameng, are utilized for electricity generation. Though the CCEA clearance for the project was obtained in December 2004 at Rs.2496.90 crores with a five years period for its completion, its commissioning got delayed due to several reasons.

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