The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd will begin a feasibility study for a 130 MW floating solar power plant on Dumbur Lake in the Tripragomati district. TREDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC to carry out the study, which will cost Rs 450 crore within a few months. TREDA has also initiated a process to provide solar energy to interior tribal settlements where traditional electricity supply is not profitable. The advantage of floating solar plants is that the land requirements for the associated evacuation arrangements are minimal. The PM-KUSUM program has successfully implemented 1,659 solar water pumps at a cost of Rs 1.12 billion to ensure energy security for farmers and increase the share of installed non-fossil fuel power generation capacity by 2030.