NERPSIP in Nagaland and Tripura to be commissioned by March 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: January 13, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: January 13, 2025
The North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) in Nagaland and Tripura is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Construction work under NERPSIP has been completed in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. However, five packages remain pending, including two in Nagaland and three in Tripura, involving 18 circuit kilometres (ckm) of lines and 170 MVA of transformation capacity.
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