Science and Technology Minister Dasanglu Pul said Arunachal Pradesh is exploring geothermal energy for remote and border areas, with the Mago-Thingbu belt in Tawang estimated to hold 10-15 MW potential.
There’s something quietly remarkable about the idea — using the heat buried deep inside the earth to power villages sitting at the very edge of India. That’s exactly what Arunachal Pradesh is now seriously exploring. Science and Technology Minister Dasanglu Pul announced on October 3 that the state is actively assessing geothermal energy as a … Read more
The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has cleared a massive hurdle, and the countdown to its full 2,000-MW power delivery just got a lot more real. Something significant happened on the banks of the Subansiri River this week — and it didn’t involve any ceremony or ribbon-cutting. Workers at the 2,000-MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project quietly … Read more
In the middle of a busy school week, hundreds of students across Siang district sat down not for a math test or a history lesson — but to ask hard questions about a river they’ve grown up beside their whole lives. A school exhibition drive centred on the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, widely known … Read more
For anyone who has ever visited a remote health centre in Arunachal Pradesh and found it plunged in darkness — a broken generator, no grid connection, medicines sitting unrefrigerated — this news will feel long overdue. On Wednesday, September 23, Health and Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge officially launched the state-level rollout of the Energy … Read more
The Brahmaputra doesn’t lie. When it swells and swallows villages whole, when mountain springs in Arunachal go dry in the middle of summer, when farmers watch their fields drown one season and crack from drought the next — that is not a weather story. That is a climate crisis, and it is arriving faster than … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh is asking the Centre for a financial package tailored to the realities of one of India’s most geographically challenging states, with Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein making the demand at a major national finance conference in New Delhi. Mein raised the issue on the opening day of the two-day conference, Financing India’s Journey … Read more
One of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in India’s northeast just got a fresh push — and the Arunachal Pradesh government is making clear it wants no excuses for delays. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Saturday met senior officials of NHPC Limited, including project executive director Narender Kumar, to take stock of the challenges … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh is not just a land of breathtaking mountains and ancient tribes — it may also be sitting on an energy and mineral treasure that could change the state’s economic story forever. The Push from the Top Science and Technology Minister Dasanglu Pul made that case loud and clear on Monday, August 10, when … Read more
Vijoynagar — a place so remote it takes six days on foot to reach the nearest town — just got electricity through a Rs 14 crore micro hydro project. It’s a moment that’s been a long time coming. A Village the Grid Forgot Vijoynagar sits at the very edge of India. It is literally the … Read more
