160 power projects to generate 46,948 MW electricity: Tuki

Arunachal Pradesh has signed pacts with power developers to execute 160 projects, entailing total installed capacity of 46,948 MW, in the state.
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki informed today that the state government has inked memorandum of understandings (MoUs) and memorandum of agreements (MoAs) with power developers to execute these projects.
Responding to a question from opposition leader Tamiyo Taga during question hour, Tuki disclosed that three projects -- 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP), 600 MW Kameng project and 110 MW Pare project -- are under execution.
Works on Lower Subansiri project at Gerukamukh was stalled in December 2011 after anti-dam protagonists opposed its construction apprehending cascading affect on the people living in the downstream of the river.

When Taga wanted to know the steps taken by the state to identify the developers who were not interested in executing projects despite signing the MoUs/MoAs, Tuki said that the government had already taken decision and cancelled contracts with a few developers for violating the agreements.
"We are monitoring the developers and directed them to abide by the agreement or otherwise their MoAs will be cancelled," Tuki said.
Responding to a supplementary from BJP member Japu Deru, the Chief Minister informed that a few minor projects were executed during 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
However, agreements for most of the major projects were inked in the last decade, he added.