Union Cabinet approves Rs 8,146 crore for Arunachal hydro electric project

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved an investment of Rs. 8,146 crore for the construction of the Tato-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in the Shi Yomi District of Arunachal Pradesh. The completion period for the project is six years.

The project, with an installed capacity of 700 MW (4 x 175 MW), would produce 2738.06 MU of energy. The power generated from the project will help improve the power supply position in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and also help in balancing of the national grid.

The project will be implemented through a joint venture co. between North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh. The Government of India will extend Rs. 458.79 crore as budgetary support for the construction of roads, bridges and associated transmission lines under enabling infrastructure, besides central financial assistance of Rs. 436 crore towards the equity share of the state.

Arunachal Pradesh would benefit from 12 per cent free power and another 1 per cent towards the Local Area Development Fund (LADF), besides significant infrastructure improvement and socio-economic development of the region.

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