# Assam eyes Rs 1 lakh crore power sector investments, 10,000 MW boost 2026-08-17T09:20:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said investments worth over Rs 1 lakh crore are being lined up in the state's power sector. These projects are expected to generate more than 10,000 MW of electricity and create over 30,000 jobs, ET reports. Sarma said on Sunday that the state government is working to clear bottlenecks affecting proposals under the Advantage Assam 2.0 initiative. He added that 75 per cent of the Rs 5 lakh crore investment pipeline is at various stages of firming up, with each project tracked individually to ensure nothing gets lost in the system. The Chief Minister said Assam currently depends on other states for power but aims to become a surplus producer within a decade. The expansion is part of a broader industrialisation strategy, where reliable power is critical to attract large-scale industries. The government is now focused on faster execution and converting commitments into ground-level projects. ## Coverage - hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Advantage Assam 2.0, Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/assam-eyes-rs-1-lakh-crore-power-sector-investments-10000-mw-boost/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/assam-eyes-rs-1-lakh-crore-power-sector-investments-10000-mw-boost/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/