AGARTALA / PALATANA / UDAIPUR, December 1 (TIWN):Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to Nation the second unit of the 363.3-MW capacity gas-based combine cycle power project at Palatana in south Tripura today at around 2:43 Pm. The current generation of the Unit – II is 264 MW. ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC)was set up as one of the world's biggest Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Palatana with the investment of Rs 10,000 crore.Tripura Governor P.B. Acharya, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Ministers accorded red carpet welcome, guard of honours to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Tripura.A five-member delegation of Bangladesh headed by the Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Tawfique-e-Elahi Choudhury, attended the function. PM Modi today arrived at Agartala airport at 1:52 pm. Governor of Tripura P.B. Acharya, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha alongwith ministers and IAS officials remained present at the Agartala airport to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ONGC Tripura Power Company Limited (OTPC) was established to take advantage of huge natural gas reserves of  Tripura and address power generation scenario of North East India.  OTPC site is connected by a state highway to Udaipur with onward connectivity to Agartala by NH-44.