AGARTALA, February 4 (TIWN): The much awaited North Eastern’s biggest solar power plant at Monarchak NEEPCO (North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited) at Sonamura sub division is all set to commission its power from February 4. On its first phase the NEEPCO solar power plant expected to generate 1MW to 1.50 MW of power, said NEEPCO Project Head SR Biswas to TIWN on Tuesday night.As part of clean power development mechanism at Monarchak, the NEEPCO has installed the first such initiative in the region to tap solar power. Talking to TIWN on Tuesday, NEEPCO Project Head S R Biswas said that the NEEPCO solar power plant is now all set for its partial commissioning from February 4. “During the first phase we are expecting at least 1MW to 1.50 MW of power”, said Biswas.On Tuesday, NEEPCO Shillong electrical inspector has inspected the solar power plant site while the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (TSECL) has completed work for the extension of their power evacuation line from Kathalia Rabindranagar area with back charging to main evacuation line. Monarchak NEEPCO solar power plant will generate power thorough the line connecting from Rabindranagar transmission line. “The TSECL power evacuation line has been put in place”, Biswas told to TIWN.

The TSECL, a state govt. owned enterprise will buy the entire solar power energy to be produced from the Monarchak plant. The solar power energy will be available only in the day time.