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Nagaland signs pact for first private solar plant
Nagaland's Department of Power has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Pune-based Tvaksas Renewable Private Limited to build a 20-megawatt solar plant at Lapa Lampong village in Mon district. The project…
Nagaland's Department of Power has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Pune-based Tvaksas Renewable Private Limited to build a 20-megawatt solar plant at Lapa Lampong village in Mon district. The project is the state's first private-sector solar plant and will supply electricity at a fixed tariff of ₹4.12 per kWh, as approved by the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission.
The plant is expected to be commissioned within 20 months. Director Bhakti Dave said the firm plans to scale the project to 100MW in phases. Chief Engineer Nitovi A. Wotsa said the plant will help reduce Nagaland's power import bill and support the state's goal of meeting a projected peak demand of 482MW by 2034-35, up from the current 203MW.
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Nagaland currently imports a large share of its power from the central grid, paying high transmission and distribution costs. The state's total installed generation capacity is around 50MW, mostly from small hydropower, while peak demand has already crossed 200MW. The 20MW solar plant is a modest first step, but the 100MW expansion target, if realised, could cut the state's import bill by roughly a third. The fixed tariff of ₹4.12/kWh is close to the average cost of grid power in the Northeast. The real test will be land acquisition and grid connectivity in Mon district, which borders Myanmar and has poor road infrastructure. The next milestone to watch is the financial closure and site handover, expected within six months.
Source: thehindu.com
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