NHPC Limited has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Arunachal Pradesh government for the implementation of the 3,097 MW Etalin hydropower project on the Dri and Tangon rivers in the Dibang basin. The project will be implemented by NHPC on a build, own, operate and transfer basis, with a lease period of 40 years from the commercial operation date.
Under the agreement, NHPC will undertake preliminary and detailed investigations and prepare the pre-feasibility report and detailed project report, before developing, commissioning, operating and maintaining the project. The project will be developed as a run-of-the-river scheme in accordance with the Arunachal Pradesh Hydro Power Policy, 2008.