AGARTALA, Nov 27 (TIWN): Bangladesh and India are all set to sign an agreement for 100 MW power transmissions at Delhi on Friday from Tripura's 726 MW gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in Gomati district.Both the nations are all set to sign an agreement for dispatch of 100 MW power from Palatana project on November 27 in Delhi. The agreement would also decide the power tariff for the transmission of 100 MW power to Bangladesh.Although, the power minister Manik dey says to TIWN that he is not at all aware about the terms for power tariff. He further said that, a two-day technical meeting between the two countries concluded on Thursday which reviewed the progress of works for drawing the 47 km long 400 kv high tension wire from Suryamaninagar power sub-station here to Comilla in Bangladesh for transportation of power. It is to be mentioned here that the neighbouring country has opted for getting the power on its victory day on December 16 and it is presumed that power would be transmitted on that day adding that the works for drawing the transmission line is near completion. Minister said that, the transmission line would be put to live for testing from December 10-15. Machines of the Palatana project were transhipped from Kolkata to Agartala by using the Bangladesh Waterways route and the Ashuganj river port on Meghna in the neighbouring country's Brahmanbaria district.Altogether 3,500 employees are engaged in the work of laying power cable lines for transmission of 100 MW power to Bangladesh.

With the aim to fulfil the work within December 16 the employees are working in full swing to complete the work.

Reportedly, The 100 MW power will be dispatched to Bangladesh from Suryamaninagar power sub-station at the outskirts of Agartala and fortransmission of 100 MW power, the works on transmission lines is undergoing rapidly with facilities of 400 KV double circuit transmission lines. About 143 towers would be set up for 47 kilometer long transmission lines up to South Comilla of Bangladesh. About Rs 250 crore would be utilized to complete the transmission lines.

The Centre in consultation with the Tripura government had decided to sell 100MW after the Bangladesh government allowed free transhipment of heavy turbines for the 726.6MW Palatana thermal power plant.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had raised the issue during her visit to Tripura in January 2012 and pressed for power sale from Palatana to her country.