Tipaimukh dam project going as planned: NHPC
The exact site for the proposed Tipaimukh Dam on Tuiruong River (Barak River) on the Manipur-Mizoram border. Photo: Inpui.com
New Delhi: NHPC, the country’s largest hydro power producer, today said that 1,500MW Tipaimukh Dam Project in Manipur is going ahead, despite objections from neighbouring Bangladesh which fears that rivers on its territory could be adversely impacted by the project.
“The Tipaimukh Project with an estimated cost of Rs 8,139 crore at September, 2008 price level would annually generate 3806 million units of power and is scheduled to be completed in a period of 87 months from the CCEA approval date,” NHPC CMD S K Garg told reporters at the company’s annual press conference.
He further said that recently a MoU has been signed amongst NHPC, SJVN Limited and Government of Manipur for formation of a joint venture company for implementation of the 1500 MW Tipaimukh Hydroelectric (Multipurpose) Project in Manipur. NHPC, SJVNL and Government of Manipur shall have a share holding of 69%, 26% and 5% respectively.
Regarding the objection to this project by Bangladesh, the NHPC CMD Garg said, “I have nothing to say. Our duty is only execution of this project.” Incorporated as a joint venture company, Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited will execute the 66 MW Loktak Downstream Project in Manipur with a share holding of 74 % by NHPC and 26% by Government of Manipur.
NHPC has also signed agreements for preparation of DPRs of Chamkharchhu-I (670 MW) and Kuri-Gongri (1800 MW) HE Projects in Bhutan with the Royal Government of Bhutan.
The other agreements are for taking up additional investigations and preparation of uipdated detailed project reports for 1200 MW Tamanthi HE. Project and 642 MW Shwezaye HE Project in Myanmar as consultancy assignments; implementation agreement with Government of Arunachal Pradesh for India’s largest hydroelectric project, the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower project.
NHPC DPRs of 600 MW Tawang-I & 800 MW Tawang-II in Arunachal Pradesh and 520 MW Teesta-IV in Sikkim to CEA for concurrence. CEA has accorded concurrence for Teesta-IV Project on 13th May 2010. It has adopted 8 more it is, 4 in J&K, 3 in Uttarakhand and 1 in Arunachal Pradesh, under National Skill Development Mission in addition to the 3 ITIs adopted earlier.
Source: The Sentinel
