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Kolkata , April 28

NTPC Hydro Ltd, a subsidiary of NTPC, has signed an MoU with West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) for implementation of the 90 MW capacity Rammam Stage-III hydroelectric power project.

An agreement to this effect was signed on Thursday in the presence of the CMD of NTPC, Mr C.P. Jain, and the Chairman of WBSEB, Mr M. Dey.

This will be NTPC Hydro's first hydroelectric power generation venture in the eastern region.

Rammam Stage-III is one of the run of the river (ROR) schemes similar to Rammam Stage-I (36 MW) and Stage-II (51 MW).

Rammam Stage-IV (30 MW) is a storage scheme at the terminal stage of the river basin.

Of the four stages on the Rammam river finalised by WBSEB, only Stage-II has been commissioned.

The other schemes are yet to be developed.

The Rammam river, one of the tributaries of the Teesta river originating from Phalut-Sandakphu range at 3,631 m above sea level, forms a natural boundary between West Bengal and Sikkim all along its meandering course of 42 km up to its confluence with the Rangeet.

NTPC entered the hydroelectric power generation business with the implementation of Koldam Hydro Electric Power Project (800 MW) in Himachal Pradesh.

Two more projects - Loharinag-Pala (600 MW) and Tapovan Vishnugad (520 MW) - are also under implementation.

NTPC had set NTPC Hydro Ltd in order to give a boost to hydro capacity addition and an exclusive thrust to small and medium-sized hydroelectric power projects up to 250 MW capacity.

The subsidiary's maiden venture is the 125 MW capacity Lata-Tapovan hydroelectric project in Uttaranchal.

According to NTPC sources, the DPR has been completed and project implementation is being initiated.

NTPC Hydro has been able to begin operations in West Bengal after concluding an agreement with WBSEB.

The source said that all hydroelectric projects of NTPC and NTPC Hydro Ltd would be commissioned during the 11th Plan period.

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