AGARTALA, March 5 (TIWN): The work of the proposed Radial Interconnection Line of 24 KM from Suryamaninagar to Konaban border in Sipahijala district to supply 100 MW power to Bangladesh from southern Tripura's Palatana power plant is likely to be completed within one year.

Taking to TIWN on wednesday, General Manager (Tech) of Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) K. L. Das said that the work of the proposed Radial Interconnection Line of 24 KM from Suryamaninagar to Konaban border in Sipahijala district to supply 100 MW power to Bangladesh from southern Tripura's Palatana power plant is going in full swing and likely to be completed within one year.

The remaining work of 27 KM Radial Interconnection Line from Konaban to South Komilla (Bangladesh) will also be completed soon. The entire network would be installed by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) on both sides, he added.

It is to be mentioned here that earlier, a joint team of India and Bangladesh shortlisted a 51 KM long route from Suryamaninagar in Agartala to South Kumilla in Bangladesh for the proposed Radial Interconnection Line. The Indian part of the supply line would cover a 24 KM distance from Suryamaninagar to Konaban border in Sipahijala distt of Tripura. The Bangladesh part will extend for 27 KM from Konaban to South Komilla.
India had commenced supply of 250 MW of power to Bangladesh last year after the government-run Bangladesh Power Development Board and India's NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN), a subsidiary of India's National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), signed a deal Feb 28, 2012 to supply 250 MW of electricity following an agreement signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010.

To provide power to Bangladesh, a 400 kV switching station has been set up at Baharampur in West Bengal. The cross-border inter-connection has been established between Baharampur (India) and Bheramara (Bangladesh).