ONGC Tripura Power Co Ltd's 726 MW Power Project to Resolve Power Crisis in Northeastern States

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A major breakthrough in the energy sector is expected in the north-eastern region of India, as the 726 MW power project owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the largest state-owned oil and gas exploration company in India, is set to start generating power by April 2012. This gas-based thermal power plant, commissioned at Palatana in Tripura, will address the power crisis plaguing states like Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, and Mizoram.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ONGC Tripura Power Co Ltd's 726 MW power project will start generating power by April 2012, marking a significant milestone in the energy sector.
  • The Rs 90 billion gas-based thermal power plant is being commissioned at Palatana in north-eastern Indian state of Tripura.
  • The power project will resolve the power crisis in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, and Mizoram, with NTPC Ltd working to extend the power transmission line from Palatana to the national power grid at Bongaigaon in western Assam.
  • The project has a potential to generate 1,000 MW of power if additional machinery is integrated with the operational turbines.
  • The consortium of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and US-based General Electric and India will supply gas turbines for the thermal power project.
  • Transporting heavy equipment to the state over a few thousand kilometers of surface routes within India, through the mountainous northeastern states, was extremely difficult, leading the Indian authorities to transport the equipment through Bangladesh.

Statistics:

  • The ONGC Tripura Power Co Ltd's 726 MW power project will address the power crisis in five north-eastern states.
  • The power plant is commissioned at Palatana in one of the north-eastern Indian states, Tripura.
  • The construction cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 90 billion.
  • The power project has a potential to generate 1,000 MW of power if additional machinery is integrated with the operational turbines.

Sources:

  • IANS (Indian news service)