Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang on Friday said his state, endowed with great hydro potential, is capable of relieving the national capital of its power woes.
Arunachal Pradesh is capable in helping Delhi meet its power demands as its estimated hydropower potential is nearly 50,000 MW, Apang reporters here.
The only thing is that we should tap our potential properly.
He said he would like to sign an agreement with the Delhi government with equity participation in a joint venture for the purpose.
The Arunachal Pradesh government on Thursday signed in Itanagar memorandums of understanding (MoU) with three major central public sector undertakings - National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) - to build seven hydro projects in the state.
The pacts were inked to develop several projects with a total capacity of more than 15,000 MW. Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Apang, his cabinet colleagues and other power ministry officials were present at the signing of the MoUs.
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