Meghalaya government has signed MoA with power firm for hydroelectric projects.

Shillong: An MoU was signed on Tuesday between the Meghalaya Government’s Power Department for the development of Wah Amim Hydroelectric Project (50 MW) Stage-I and Wah Amim Hydroelectric Project (100 MW) Stage-II. and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), in a program held at Pinewood Hotel, Shillong.

Deputy Chief Minister Preston Tain Song attended the program as a special guest.
Speaking on the occasion, Tien Song expressed his gratitude to NEPCO and said that the signing of the agreement between the two parties is an important and meaningful event that will greatly benefit the state.

The minister also assured that the government would cooperate and provide the required services to ensure the completion of the project at the earliest. He further said that power generation is the major problem facing the state from time to time, currently the government can generate only 350 MW of power and the requirement in the state is 650 MW which shows a huge deficit in power supply and demand.He also said that the government is looking for ways and means for the possibility of transformation in the power sector, hence there is a great need for a tie-up with CPSU (Central Public Sector Undertaking) in the form of NEEPCO.

He said that many such agreements were signed with the private sectors in the past years but had to be terminated due to various reasons, but it is hoped that since NEPCO is a public sector, the signing of agreements will not remain on paper only. Not only on paper but in reality will be translated.

Tynsong also said that Meghalaya has a potential of hydro projects which is not less than 3000 MW, at present less than 250 MW can be generated and expressed hope that the government and NEPCO will have more in future. Agreements must be signed. He added that public reluctance could be overcome if the government aligned with the CPSU instead of public investors.