The Assam government has approved the Assam Thermal Power Generation Product Promotion Policy 2025. The Cabinet has also approved investment proposals worth Rs 7,730 crore.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasised Assam’s escalating energy demand, projected to reach 5,000 MW by 2032, increasing by 1,000 MW annually. 

The new policy offers companies land free of cost, water supply, and road infrastructure to set up thermal power plants. 

The government will purchase power via tenders, with surplus energy eligible for sale to neighbouring states or export to Bhutan and Nepal. 

Sarma said, “We are rolling out an aggressive thermal power policy... We will purchase power from them by floating tender.”

The policy allows for up to 27 percent government equity in projects, with identified sites including Rupsi (Kokrajhar) and Sapor (Goalpara).