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Bangladesh will begin receiving 100 MW of power from Indian state Tripura from early January. This will be in addition to the 500 MW it already receives from West Bengal and a like amount that is on the cards from the state – for a total of 1,100 MW – as the two countries enter a new phase of bilateral cooperation for regional benefit. The power from Tripura will flow with the completion of 65 transmission towers in the northeastern state by December-end, a minister said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the power supply from Tripura with his Bangladesh counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, during his visit to Dhaka on June 6-7.
Modi has declared that India would enhance the supply of power to Bangladesh from the existing 500 MW to 1,100 MW.
The union government-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has already completed 20 of the 65 transmission towers in southern and western Tripura, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey told IANS after holding meetings with PGCIL engineers and officials. “The remaining 45 transmission towers and related works would be completed by December,” he said. “I have asked the PGCIL authorities to expedite the works to fulfil our commitment given to Bangladesh about supplying 100 MW of power,” he added.
Bangladesh will begin receiving 100 MW of power from Indian state Tripura from early January. This will be in addition to the 500 MW it already receives from West Bengal and a like amount that is on the cards from the state – for a total of 1,100 MW – as the two countries enter a new phase of bilateral cooperation for regional benefit. The power from Tripura will flow with the completion of 65 transmission towers in the northeastern state by December-end, a minister said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the power supply from Tripura with his Bangladesh counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, during his visit to Dhaka on June 6-7.
Modi has declared that India would enhance the supply of power to Bangladesh from the existing 500 MW to 1,100 MW.
The union government-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has already completed 20 of the 65 transmission towers in southern and western Tripura, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey told IANS after holding meetings with PGCIL engineers and officials. “The remaining 45 transmission towers and related works would be completed by December,” he said. “I have asked the PGCIL authorities to expedite the works to fulfil our commitment given to Bangladesh about supplying 100 MW of power,” he added.
