Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma today laid the foundation stone for the 24 MW Tuirini Small Hydro Electricity Power Project on the banks of the Tuirini river at Sesawng in Aizawl district. K Sapdanga, Home Minister, attended the event as the Guest of Honour, while F. Rodingliana, Minister for Power and Electricity (P&E) chaired the foundation stone-laying programme. B. Lalchhanzova, Minister for I&PR, and Lt. Col. Clement Lalhmingthana, MLA, accompanied the Chief Minister. The power plant will be implemented as an externally aided project at a total cost of Rs. 676.98 crore, funded through a loan from the New Development Bank (NDB), Shanghai.
In his address, the Chief Minister highly appreciated the dedication and commitment of the Power Minister and the officials of the P&E Department in advancing the State’s power generation sector and expressed his gratitude to them. He recalled that in the previous month, the 10 MW Thenzawl Solar Power Plant was inaugurated, and a 5 MW Solar Power Plant at Sumsuih is currently under construction, with about 20 per cent of the work already completed. Both the Thenzawl and Sumsuih solar plants are fully owned by the Government of Mizoram.
On February 5, 2024, the P&E Department submitted the proposal for the Tuirini project to the State Government under the Externally Aided Project (EAP) framework. It was examined and approved by the State Level Screening Committee on April 4, 2024. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Screening Committee approved external funding on February 28, 2025. The project will be funded by the New Development Bank, with 80 per cent of the project cost as loan, to be borne by the Central Government, and 20 per cent to be contributed by the State Government. The total project cost is Rs 676.98 crore, and the project is planned to be completed within five years.
