Arunachal signs pact with Russian power firm

Arunachal Pradesh has roped in RusHydro International, partly owned by the Russian government, to explore the prospects of collaboration in creating manpower for the several hydro-electric projects coming up in the state. Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, meanwhile, said the state would also want the Russian company to design hydro-electric projects in the state.

An official spokesman said in Itanagar that the collaboration was in the form of a joint cooperation declaration between the state government and the Russian company. He added that it intended to provide modular education facilities to develop technical manpower in the state.

RusHydro International is one of Russia’s largest power producing companies with 38.2 GW installed electricity generation capacity distributed over 70 renewable energy source facilities across the country. The joint declaration was signed on the sidelines of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week when representatives of RusHydro were part of a business delegation accompanying him.