Arunachal’s Small Hydropower Projects to generate 570.75 MW, Rs 7000 crore investment & 7500 jobs

Guwahati: In Arunachal Pradesh cumulative allocated capacity in 35 alive Small Hydropower Projects is 570.75 MW which will bring-in a total estimated investment of Rs 7000 Crore in the State and generate employment for 7500 local youths.Deputy Chief Minister of the State and Minister-In-Charge of Power & Hydropower, Chowna Mein convened an important meeting with the Small Hydropower Project Developers of the State to review the status of various Small Hydropower Projects at his Secretariat Office.

Mein in his remarks said that the State Government is keen on developing small hydropower projects aligning with the goals of Atmanirbhar Arunachal and India’s net zero goals as envisaged by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. He assured to provide full support to developers to help overcome challenges and solving local issues by engaging with the local communities. However, he urged the developers to expedite their works and need to demonstrate their commitment for timely commissioning of projects.

Commissioner (Hydropower), Sonam Chombay informed that Cumulative allocated capacity in 35 alive Small Hydropower Projects is 570.75 MW which will bring-in a total estimated investment of Rs 7000 Crore in the State and generate employment for 7500 local youths. These projects, after completion, will earn revenue in terms of free power @ Rs 58.25 Crore/year after commissioning.

On the occasion, Deputy Chief Minister felicitated two power developers for timely commissioning of their projects namely, M/S Devi Energies Pvt Ltd Andhra Pradesh for Dikshi HEP(24MW) in West Kameng District and M/S Raajratna Energy Holdings Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad for Khangtang HEP (7.5 MW) in Tawang.

• By Bikash Singh ,
• ET Bureau

• Published On Feb 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM IST