ONGC's Tripura power plant starts commercial generation.

ONGC Tripura Power Corporation (OTPC) has formally announced the launch of commercial operations of its first unit of the 3 MW Palatana power plant.

After completion of 15 days trial run and necessary tests, the first unit was put on operation recently, said official sources.

The Ministry of Power has allocated more than 58 per cent of power from the project to the Northeast states with Assam (240 MW), Tripura (196 MW), Meghalaya (79 MW), Manipur (42 MW), Nagaland (27 MW), Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram (22 MW each), while 98 MW is allocated to OTPC for merchant sales.