Asian Development Bank Approved Rs 2000 Crore for Power Projects in Tripura

Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved Rs 1,925 crore project for up-gradation of power generation and distribution in the Tripura state of India.
The Power Minister of Tripura Jishnu Dev Varma said that the project has been sanctioned for upgrading capacity of 63 MW Rokhia Project to 120 MW at an estimated cost of over Rs 699 crores and modernizing Gumti Hydro Electric Project at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 1225 crore.
The Rokhia and Gumti project is located at West Tripura & Gomati district of Tripura.
The above-mentioned amount was sanctioned to the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) after the state government had sought the Asian Development Bank (ADB) help.

Published On : 25 Jul 2019