NTPC plans a greener option to power A&N
NEW DELHI : The Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands are set to go green with state-run power generator NTPC Ltd poised to call bids to build a floating micro-liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to power the Indian archipelago, said two people aware of the development. This will not only reduce the carbon footprint by ending the practice of diesel-based power generation, but will also provide a much cheaper source of generating electricity.
The improved infrastructure will also allow India to secure the strategic advantage the islands offer in the Indian Ocean and protect its trade routes at a time when China is expanding its naval reach. India’s only tri-service command is based in A&N at the entrance to the Malacca Strait, the world’s busiest shipping route. Tensions along the Line of Actual Control between India and China have spiked with an Indian army officer and two soldiers killed in the Galwan area of Ladakh.
