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Tripura Launches Solar Power Initiative at District Magistrate Offices

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Agartala, Feb 27 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Y. Naik, on Friday, inaugurated a 15-kilowatt grid-connected rooftop solar power plant at the Gomati District Magistrate’s office in Tripura’s state capital of Agartala, marking the formal launch of state’s plan to solarise all district administrative headquarters. With this initiative, the Tripura government has expanded its renewable energy push from residential rooftops to public institutions, aimi…

Tripura Faces Electricity Payment Crisis as 60% Consumers Default on Bills

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Agartala, Feb 6 (IANS) Despite repeated appeals by the government and the power utility, nearly 60 per cent of Tripura’s around nine lakh electricity consumers have not been paying their monthly power bills for several years, officials of the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) said on Friday.A senior TSECL official said that only about 4.32 lakh consumers — largely from urban and town areas — regularly pay their electricity bills to the state-owned corporation.The persiste…

Assam Interested in Supplying Electricity to Bangladesh Through Tripura

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Agartala, Jan 16 (IANS) After Tripura, the Assam government is also keen to supply its surplus electricity to Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said here on Friday, referring to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma.Assam Chief Minister Sarma, who arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to Tripura, had dinner with his Tripura counterpart at the latter’s official bungalow on Thursday night, during which they discussed various issues concerning the two states.“During our di…

Tripura’s Solar Power Generation to Exceed 10 MW by March 2026

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Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) With the large-scale rollout of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Tripura’s solar power generation capacity is set to surpass 10 MW by March 2026, a top government official said on Saturday. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) Managing Director Biswajit Basu said that under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the state has achieved a major milestone, with solar power generation already crossing the 6 megawatt (MW) mark, an important moment in the…