Manipur Power Ministry Seeks Funds from Central Govt. to Ensure Uninterrupted Power Supply at Power Ministers’ Conference

Imphal, October 13, 2019:

Manipur Power Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh has sought assistance from the Central Government in order to provide uninterrupted power supply in the state.

Appealing the Union Government to ensure a funding pattern of 90:10 (Central: State Govt.) for the State, Biswajit added that despite huge power potential, the state is lagging behind due to geographic and eco-technical limitations or constraints.

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At a conference chaired by the Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable (Independent Charge) RK Singh, he appealed to provide every possible aid to the State Government so that it can ensure uninterrupted power supply to the people of Manipur.

The conference also discussed the difficulties and hurdles in ensuring adequate power supply to the common people.

The state Power Minister said that he has witnessed rapid positive changes in almost every aspect.

Biswajit explained that in the past, Aggregate Technical and Commercial (ATC) loss was above 30 percent but now it has been reduced to 21 percent and added that steps are being taken up to reduce it to around 15 percent.

Biswajit further mentioned that Manipur and the North East are still behind when it comes to development and stressed on the importance of giving certain emphasis to the North East region for rapid development.

Implying that Manipur has great potential for hydropower projects, Biswajit informed that the State Government is planning to set up hydro power projects having a total of 479 MW capacity.

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Out of these projects, two are major projects with 66 MW and 105 MW capacities.

It may be mentioned here that the conference of Power Ministers was held at Tent City Narmada in Gujarat. It discussed issues related to the Power projects. Power Ministers from different states and Union Territories were present in the meeting. It also discussed the setting up of solar power projects in Manipur.

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