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Feb
The government of Meghalaya is aggressively looking for private investment to increase power generation in order to meet the state's growing need for electricity. A T Mondal, the minister of power, announced on Tuesday that the state has implemented a new power policy aimed at luring private producers to generate energy locally. Although ongoing land issues have hindered progress, the state has already awarded the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) a hydel power project. One percent of the project's power will be used for local area development, while the remaining twelve percent will be given to the state for…