"One unit of the two damaged towers is likely to be restored and will start functioning by tomorrow night but full restoration will take a few more days," he told reporters here.
The current power crisis in the state has been due to unforeseen natural calamities, he said, adding that Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi has personally rushed to the spot to oversee restoration work.
"Even our local generating units have been affected with Karbi Langpi Hydel Project, having a 100 MW capacity, currently generating only 40 MW while the Amguri Thermal power project is facing shortage of gas and coal," he said.
Power shortfall would, however, continue as rainfall has been inadequate so far and Assam, like the other Northeast states, is dependent on sources outside the state for a major part of its power supply, he said.
The peak hour demand of power was 1100 MW but only 650 MW was currently available in the state.
The problem of power shortage would considerably ease after the commissioning of the 600 MW capacity first unit of Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project by December 2013, he said.
The state government, he said, has taken the initiative to generate its own power with the thrust being more on thermal projects than on hydel power.
"There is shortage of coal linkages and gas not only in Assam but in the other states of the country also. The Centre is even considering to import coal to improve power generation," Gogoi added.
