Meghalaya government is aiming to generate 723 MW of power by 2023-24, to meet the energy requirements of the state, reports The Economic Times.
“This was projected in view of the growth of demand for power which is at 8 per cent during the last 10 years,” said Meghalaya Power Minister Clement Marak.
The state’s generation will be at 462 MW from the Leshka stage II power project and 260.93 MW will be taken from the Central share, he said.
In 2014-15, the availability of power in the state is only 253 MW of which 159 MW is Central share and state’s own generation is only 94 MW, according to the minister.
During 2015-16, the state is expecting to get 306 MW of power from four power projects, out of which 95 MW is the state’s own generation and 210.93 MW.
The four power projects include Pallatana GPP Unit II, Bongaigaon TPP, AGTPP combine cycle and Lakroh SHP.
By 2020-2021, power availability is projected at 489 MW and 611 MW from 2021 to 2023, he said.
The Unit-I of the New Umtru HEP in Ri Bhoi is expected to be completed in March 2016 and Unit-II by June 2016.
Similarly, the Lakroh Mini HEP in Jaintia Hills District which generating capacity is 1.5 MW is expected to be completed by December this year, with 11.0 million units generating capacity.
Sabeena Wahid