Summary
Tripura has officially started transmitting 60MW electricity to Bangladesh from its Monarchak power project of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited. The transmission began on Wednesday midnight, although electricity transmission from Tripura in general had been going on since late last month. Tripura has installed a double circuit international transmission line to supply power from Monarchak to Comilla. Mahananda Debbarma, director of Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited, said that Bangladesh had allowed transit of heavy equipment for the construction of the 726MW thermal power plant at Palatana. “So we decided that we would supply them 100MW from Palatana,” he sa......