National team visits Dumbur for repair of hydroelectric project

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Dec 30, 2024

Agartala, Dec 30 (FD) The Dumbur hydroelectric project in Tripura, was inspected by a six-member team of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) recently to carry out a study for its revival.
Dumbur hydroelectric project is the lone hydroelectric project in the North-East which was commissioned in 1984 suffered havoc due to the extraordinary flood in September last.
“The six-member team had made a three-day visit and had made a detailed inquiry about how it suffered damages and which are the areas for repair”, the Managing Director of the Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL), Biswajit Bose said.
He said that TSECL has asked them to send a detailed Project Report, which would be sent to the government for taking decisions. We need to revive the power plant with the increased power generation capability.
This plant is very important as it ensure the state’s Renewable Power Obligation (RPO), if the facility could be made for producing 15 MW power on a daily basis, Bose added.
“A hydroelectricity project is always important as it generates power with the low cost. One unit cost is only 3.86 when the gas based project cost is 5.90”, he added. FD JK