India’s NHPC has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to develop the 3097MW Etalin Hydropower Project in the state’s Dibang Basin.
Under the agreement, NHPC has been granted permission to carry out preliminary investigations and prepare a pre-feasibility report, followed by detailed investigations for the project’s detailed project report (DPR). The company will also be responsible for financing, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the project.
The Etalin project will be developed on the Dri and Tangon rivers under a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) model. NHPC will operate the facility for a lease period of 40 years from the commercial operation date before transferring it to the state government.
According to the agreement, the project will be developed as a run-of-river scheme in accordance with the Arunachal Pradesh Hydro Power Policy, 2008, and its subsequent amendments.
The Etalin Hydroelectric Project, with an installed capacity of 3097MW, is one of the largest hydropower projects planned in Arunachal Pradesh.
