In a focused effort to redefine its power infrastructure, Meghalaya Power Minister A.T. Mondal has outlined a forward-looking roadmap as the state gears up to meet its power sector goals by 2035. With a vision set firmly in 2035, the state is steadily progressing, though its growth pattern differs from that of other states.
He said a comprehensive adhesive plan is being drawn up to define what Meghalaya’s power scenario should look like by 2035. The government is in constant coordination with the Ministry of Power, regularly flagging key issues requiring central intervention. This roadmap covers all critical components—manpower, system upgrades, and operational efficiency—ensuring that the transition is inclusive and transparent.
“As per power scenario in the state is concern, we are growing in a steady way, though our growth is little bit different than other states,” he stated.
Outlining the state’s long-term energy blueprint, the minister said, “We are planning our adhesive plan for 2035, that when we reach 2035 how should be our power scenario and we are in constant touch with Ministry of power and we are flagging the issues, which can be helped by the Ministry of power.”
Mondal noted that Meghalaya’s vision incorporates human resources, system upgrades, and loss reduction strategies. “All these matters are being taken care of and we are making our adhesive plan in terms of our power scenario in terms of our of our all Manpower and everything, including our system upgradation, all these things to reach to 2035,” he said. “So these are working by taking everybody into confidence we are working on it.”
Speaking on the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), Mondal remarked, “Naturally, we need to upgrade our own systems whatever is there and after the completion of RDSS, we will be reaching to a very nice position because the work has been started and is going on.”
The minister said efforts to curb power losses and boost revenue collection are well underway. “To reduce our losses and all these things with RDSS, further losses will be there in place. Then there is the installation of smart metres which will also minimise our losses and upgrade our position as per Revenue collection is concerned,” he said, adding, “We are looking forward for transmission and generation also. So we will be taking all into account to see that we are well placed when we raise 2035.”
On the question of replacing outdated transformers, Mondal clarified, “See, it is not the question of changing all the Transformer, it is the question that as and when it is required to change the Transformer, Transformer, maybe change because of the oldest Transformer may be changed because of the inefficiency of the Transformer. Transformer will be changed because of the load capacity in enhanced or increased on that basis and it is a continuous process also. It is not that we are waiting to see that all transformers will be changed in one go.”
