Mizoram govt prepares Detailed Project Reports to set up five hydroelectric power plants

The Mizoram government has prepared Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) to set up five hydroelectric power plants to generate 800 MW.

DPRs already prepared for the Kolodyne -II HEP (460 MM), Tuival HEP (210 MM), Bairabi Dam Project (80 MW), Tuirini HEP (24 Mw) and Tuivawl HEP (24 Mw).

An official in the state government said that four more proposed hydroelectric projects are now under investigation stage. Mizoram imports power from the four regional power plants in Tripura and around Rs 400 crore is being spent by the state government annually for the purchase of power from outside the state.


The governor referring to his recent meeting with with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asked P&E Department Commissioner-and-Secretary H. Lalengmawia and other officials and engineers to discuss about the proposed power projects with the Union Power Ministry to fine-tune the DPRs and to apprise the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Governor also urged the P&E Department to explore the possibilities of tapping the resources of the big PSUs for implementing some of the proposed projects.