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Article: Himachal Pradesh to sell power to Tamil Nadu
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- April 8, 2008
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Shimla, April 8 -- This summer, the Himachal Pradesh government would sell power to Tamil Nadu for the first time, a top official said here Tuesday.
State Power Secretary Ajay Mittal confirmed Tuesday that an agreement has been signed between the two states recently.
Normally Himachal Pradesh sells power to the northern grid. This is the first time the state is selling power to a southern state at a competitive price.
According to the agreement, the power supply was scheduled to start from April 1. However, the supply did not take off since there was no surplus power in Himachal Pradesh.
Officials said the Himachal ...