Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio with other officials during the North Eastern Regional Power Committee, Ministry of Power 22nd meeting in Guwahati on March 28.
North Eastern Regional Power Committee 22nd meeting held
Guwahati, March 28 (MExN): North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC), Ministry of Power, Government of India held its 22nd meeting in Guwahati on March 28. The meeting was attended by the Power Ministers of NER states along with the higher management of various central and state power utilities.
The chairmanship of the meeting rotates between the states of NER. The time, it was held under the chairmanship and guidance of Nagaland, Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, stated an update received here.
Rio said that the forum of NERPC is best suited for deliberation and fruitful resolution of inter-regional power sector issues. The matters such as North East Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) of Government of India, expansion of transmission networks, expansion of reliable communication, development of hydro plants etc. were discussed in the meeting. He urged the member states of NER to utilize the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) of Government of India to strengthen the distribution network and capacity building of DISCOMS and Power Departments.
Stating that NER is blessed with huge hydro potential and which needs to be harnessed, B Lyngkhoi, convener and Member Secretary of NERPC meeting apprised the forum that high scale upgradation in the transmission networks is necessary for evacuation of hydro power from the region.
The technical issues were initially taken up in the Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) meeting of NER on March 26 under the Chairmanship of Penrithung Yanthan, Chief Engineer (T&G), Department of Power, Nagaland. The recommendations of TCC have been referred to NERPC forum for the final ratification/approval. Along with the discussions on various issues, the upcoming CERC/CEA regulations were highlighted to the members of the forum. With close coordination among the members of NER power utilities, the region can take stride in driving both economic and social prosperity of NER people.
