Arunachal to ink pacts with four PSUs for 13 hydro projects.

Arunachal Pradesh is likely to sign pacts with four state-owned power companies, towards the end of the month, for the development of 13 hydro power projects with a total capacity of around 12,000 MW.

State-owned NHPC Ltd., THDC India Ltd., North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) Ltd. and SJVN Ltd. will sign the agreements with the state, said people aware of the matter.

Five of these projects are those that were owned by private companies but were cancelled by the state because they could not be completed.

NHPC is to develop two of these projects, Upper and Middle Subansiri, NEEPCO will develop five projects, THDC will develop three and SJVN the rest, said one of the persons.

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