Tripura , December 17: Tripura, ravaged by insurgency for more than three decades, made considerable progress in the commercial sectors and emerged as the only power surplus state in the northeastern region in 2014. After the inauguration of second unit of the 726 MW gas- based thermal power project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Palatana in Gomati district on December 1, another power plant at Monarchak in Sipahijala district of Tripura would start generation in January. "With the commissioning of the Palatana project, Tripura is now a power surplus state and we told the central government that it could take 100 mw of power from our allocation...
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