Assam: Power crisis to be resolved, NTPC to hike power-production
NTPC Ltd will add 250 MW to the existing 500 MW capacity in Assam's Kokrajhar district after its third unit is commissioned in February, a senior company official said yesterday. A total of 750 MW power generation is to be shortly made available, said Dipankar Bose, Chief General Manager of NTPC, Bongaigaon. Bose said this is a move to curb power crisis in Kokrajhar.
Along with power production, company taking several CSR activities
"This will certainly be able to meet the power crisis in the region in a big way," Bose said. NTPC is also mulling installation of 950 kW solar roofs in the plant area. The company undertakes several community welfare services in the area, said Bose.
