Question : POWER GENERATION IN THE NORTH EAST REGION



(a) whether the Union Government propose to give thrust to power generation in the North-East sector;

(b) whether any survey has been conducted for generating more power in that region; and

(c) if so, the details in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a) to (c) : Government of India is giving adequate thrust for the development of power sector in North-Eastern Region and Sikkim. As many as four Conferences of Power Ministers of North-Eastern Region and Sikkim have since been held since 1998 and with their due deliberations, various power generation schemes have been identified for execution. Brief status of capacity addition programme of Central Sector Projects in North Eastern Region and Sikkim is given below:-

CENTRAL SECTOR
Present installed Capacity = 730 MW
1. Kopili HEP, Assam 250 MW

2. Assam Gas Based CCPP 291 MW

3. Agartala Gas Based PP 84 MW

4. Loktak HEP 105 MW
CAPACITY ADDITION PLAN
IX Five Year Plan
Doyang HEP (Nagaland) 75 MW Ranganadi Stage-I HEP 405 MW Arunachal Pradesh Rangit HEP (Sikkim) 60 MW
Total 540 MW

X Five Year Plan
Tuirial HEP (Mizoram) 60 MW Kameng HEP (Arunachal Pradesh) 600 MW Tuivai HEP (Mizoram) 210 MW Loktak D/S Project (Manipur) 90 MW Kopili Stage-II HEP (Assam) 25 MW Teesta V (Sikkim) 510 MW
Total 1495 MW

The following projects have been identified for capacity adding during XI Plan period and beyond:
Ranganadi Stage-II HEP (Arunachal Pradesh) 100 MW
Dikrong HEP (Arunachal Pradesh) 100 MW
Lower Kopili HEP (Assam) 150 MW
Tipaimukh HEP (Manipur) 1500 MW
Subansiri & Dihang Basin in }	20700 MW
Arunachal Pradesh } 
Total 22550 MW