The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved investment of ₹1939 crore rupees for construction of Heo Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Shi Yomi District of Arunachal Pradesh. The estimated completion period for the project is 50 months. Briefing media after the Union Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, the project with an installed capacity of 240 MW would produce 1000 Million Units (MU) of energy. The Power generated from the Project will help improve the power supply position in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and will also help in balancing of the national Grid. He said, the Project will be implemented through a Joint Venture Company between North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

Mr. Vaishnaw also informed that the CCEA also gave its nod to the investment proposal for construction of 186 MW Tato-I Hydro Electric Project in Shi Yomi District of Arunachal Pradesh with an outlay of 1750 crore rupees. The estimated completion period for the project is 50 months. The project would produce 802 Million Units (MU) of energy.