SHILLONG: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) on Monday assured that it will not disrupt power supply to Meghalaya because of the council elections though the state government owed it over Rs 550 crore.
The power corporation, however, was not clear about its decision on uninterrupted supply for the two board examinations due next month.
Currently, MeECL is resorting to load shedding for one hour every night and it is the students, especially those preparing for board examinations from the first week of March, who are likely to face problem due to power cut.
In rural areas of the state, the power cut duration is 2 hours.
HSSLC and SSLC examinations start from March 1 and March 5, respectively.
NEEPCO, which supplies around 140-150 MW of power to Meghalaya, regulated supply since the state government has not cleared dues of over Rs 550 crore.
A senior official, when was asked whether NEEPCO will consider the upcoming exams, said the government will take up the matter with the Corporation.
“Besides NEEPCO, we have pending dues to others. We will explore ways and means to clear a part of the pending dues to NEEPCO so that the students do not suffer”, the official added.
