Nagaland received only 45-50 MW of power against the peak hour requirement of 110 MW for past few days leading to frequent supply cuts in the towns, state Power department sources said today.
Since the state gets only 16 to 18 MW from generating units within Nagaland, it has to depend heavily on electricity import.
The power department expects improvement in the situation as the state has signed an agreement to get 25 MW from Palatana thermal plant in Tripura, which is likely to be commissioned by July this year.
Severe storm damaged two 440 kv towers between Alipudwar in North Bengal and Bongaigaon in lower Assam on May 3.
This disrupted electricity supply to the north eastern grid from the eastern grid leading to rationing of power from the North Eastern Region Load Despatching Centre (NERLDC), Shillong to the constituent states of the region.
However, Power Grid Corporation in a release received here today said normal supply is expected to be resumed by May 14 or 15 as restoration work was on war footing.
