Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday asserted that the hydroelectric power projects in the state will aid India in becoming a ‘net zero emission country’, officials said.
During a meeting with Union Power Minister R K Singh in New Delhi, Mein said that the state, with support from the Centre, will be able to contribute around 10 per cent to the target of adding 500 GW of non-fossil fuel power as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in CoP, Glasgow last year.
The deputy chief minister, who also holds the power portfolio, discussed the way forward to harness the rich hydropower potential in the state, they said.
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