ITANAGAR, Aug 2 – Arunachal Pradesh Government has entered into a joint venture with the Jindal group to develop the 4,500 mw Etalin multi-purpose hydro-electric project, the biggest in the country.
Announcing this at a press conference here yesterday, the Chairman of the Hydro-power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh, T G Rimpoche said the joint venture company has been registered recently and survey work for preparing a detailed project report will start soon.
The project was earlier to have been develoed by NHPC but the State Government later opted for a joint venture with the Jindal group after the latter agreed to allow 26 per cent stake to the State Government.
The poject is located in Lower Dibang Valley on the Dibang river in the border State. – PTI
Announcing this at a press conference here yesterday, the Chairman of the Hydro-power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh, T G Rimpoche said the joint venture company has been registered recently and survey work for preparing a detailed project report will start soon.
The project was earlier to have been develoed by NHPC but the State Government later opted for a joint venture with the Jindal group after the latter agreed to allow 26 per cent stake to the State Government.
The poject is located in Lower Dibang Valley on the Dibang river in the border State. – PTI
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