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Mumbai, Aug 16: The Centre has stepped up efforts to implement its bilateral co-operation deals with Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka in order to overcome power shortages across the country.
As for cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan, sources admitted no substantial progress has, so far, been achieved. Sources said India would pursue its proposal for gas export from Bangladesh. Moreover, India would continue to make efforts for exchange of power with Pakistan.
Bhutan, which has potential of 30,000 mw of hydro power generation, has inked protocol to the agreement on Tala hydro project recently with India, whereby the tariff the project will be Rs 1.80 a unit. The tariff of Tala hydro project will be increased by 10% every five years till the loan is repaid and thereafter at 5% every five years.
Bhutan exported power close to 1,748 million units in 2003, 1,735 million units in 2004 and 1,764 million units in 2005 from Chukha and Kurichhu projects.
Central government sources said as far as Nepal is concerned, it has hydro potential of 83,000 mw, of which 568 mw capacity is operational. Three major multi-purpose projects in Nepal— Karnali, Pancheshwar and Saptakosi— are at present under discussions at various levels as mutual benefits projects.
A joint-committee on water resources, headed by water resources secretaries from India and Nepal, has been set up to act as an umbrella committee to ensure implementation of existing agreements and oversee work of all technical and expert level committees related with water resources.
In Sri Lanka, NTPC is in the midst of finalisation of its MoU with Sri Lankan authorities for setting up of 500 mw project based on imported coal.
USAID has taken up a feasibility study for India’s electrical grid interconnections with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India has agreed to this study, which is being taken up by PowerGrid Corporation in view of the consent of both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for the same. u
In case of cooperation with Myanmar, the state-run National Hydro-electric Power Corporation will soon sign MoU with Myanmar government for the preparation of detailed project report for Tamanthi hydro project. India has assisted Myanmar by way of setting up a demonstration bio-mass gassifier plant.
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