Aizawl, December 14 2009: Mizoram is reeling under acute shortage of power supply.

While70 MW power supply is currently required to meet the demand, only 50 MW is received by the state which is very less.

This was said by chief minister Lal Thanhawla during observation of National Energy Conservation Day in Aizawl today.

Maintaining on his saying, Lal Thanhawla put emphasized on replacing ordinary electric bulb into Compact Flourescent Lamp in order to save more power.

"Unnecessary utilisation of refrigerator, ceiling fans and electric heater should be avoided.

When this kind of devices are not in used it should be immediately 'off' so that no power is used unnecessary', added the chief minister.

He informed the gathering that the state government is taking measures to use CFL in every govt offices and quarters so that more power can be saved and conserved for future.

In order to achieve 'intodelh state', a self sufficient state, Mizoram should learn how to preserve and save power because a self- sufficient state must be accompany by good and adequate power supply.

In a view to check high compensation demand by the people while taking up Hydel Project, Land Acquisation Act would be reviewed, he said further.

Meanwhile, inspite of a vast potential for power generation, Mizoram has no substantial generation of its own and depends on power supply from Central Sector Power Station in the North Eastern Region.

Currently, the only sources of generation are Mini / Micro Hydel Projects which generate 4MW - 5MW.Due to high cost of fuel, the 22.9MW Bairabi Thermal Power Plant is used as standby to supplement power shortage.

At present, the peak load restricted power demand is about 50MW.Thus, to meet the increasing demand of power supply and to bridge the gap between power generation and power utilised within the state, various hydel stations have been proposed by the state government over the past two years, it is learned today.

Earlier, Lal Thanhawla also expressed that the Mizoram government has signed an agreement with the state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to set up a 460 MW power project at Lawngtlai in southern Mizoram and added that that some small power projects would also be taken up under Public-Private Partnership.

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