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Tata Power commissions Dagachhu’s second unit

March 18: Tata Power, one of the major private sector power suppliers, commissioned the second unit of 63 MW of its 126-MW Dagachhu Hydro Power Corporation (DHPC) in Bhutan, the company said in a statement on March 17.

With this, the project has achieved full commissioning.

Unit 1 of the project of 63 MW was commissioned recently.

Dagachhu is a joint venture between Tata Power and Druk Green Power Corporation, owned by the Royal Government of Bhutan and the National Pension and Provident Fund of Bhutan.

DHPC has entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tata Power Trading Company Limited (TPTCL) a company of Tata Power for the sale of power from the project.