Solar power illuminates remote Tripura village after 80 years, brightens life
The HinduLifestyle in remote tribal hamlet of Sarkhipara in Tripura’s Khowai district has gone a sea change as, after remaining in the dark for 80 years, it is now shining bright with the help of solar power. An official said a 2 KW microgrid power plant each was installed at Sarkhipara and 11 other remote hamlets of Tripura for supplying electricity to villages in September last year. “We have a target of installing 15,000 solar street lights in 58 remote blocks and it is expected to be completed by December this year,” the TREDA official said. Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma said, “As the state is hilly, many remote hamlets either have unreliable power connectivity or no electricity at all. A solar plant, which was installed in Khowai Government Hospital for supply of uninterrupted power, remained non-functional for the last five years due to lack of maintenance, he said.
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