Overview

• The Union Cabinet’s CCEA approved a Rs 8,146.21 crore investment for the 700 MW Tato-II project in Shi Yomi, Arunachal Pradesh.
• The scheme features four 175 MW units with expected annual generation of 2,738.06 million units over a 72-month construction period.
• The project will be executed through a joint venture between NEEPCO and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
• Central funding includes Rs 458.79 crore for roads, bridges, transmission lines; Rs 436.13 crore as state equity assistance; Rs 20 crore district development fund.
• The plan allocates 12% free power and 1% to a Local Area Development Fund; it raises questions over social and environmental safeguards.