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Himachal Pradesh has agreed to sell electricity to Rajasthan at ₹15.50 per unit, which will generate revenue of ₹400 crore in four months. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the deal on 4 November 2026 while addressing a public meeting at Banjaraadu Kala Manch in Churah Assembly constituency in Chamba district.

The Chief Minister said the government is taking concrete steps to strengthen the state’s economy and to make Himachal self-reliant by closing all avenues for corruption.

What the deal means

  • Buyer: Rajasthan.
  • Price: ₹15.50 per unit.
  • Revenue: ₹400 crore over four months.
  • Seller: Himachal Pradesh, which produces surplus hydroelectric power.

Himachal is a power-surplus state because of its hydroelectric projects, and selling electricity to other states is one of its biggest sources of income. The Rajasthan deal adds a large, fixed source of revenue at a time when the state is spending heavily on relief, salaries and development works.

Free power share in Baira-Siul project

The Chief Minister also said the government has strongly taken up the matter with the Central government to increase Himachal’s free power share in the 180 MW Baira-Siul Hydroelectric Project to 50 percent, following the completion of 44 years of its operation. Under the original terms, the state’s free share of power from older hydro projects rises after a fixed period, and the government is pressing for the higher share now that the project has completed 44 years.

Wildflower Hall brings in ₹401 crore

The Chief Minister said the Wildflower Hall case in Shimla had been pending since 2003. The state government pursued the matter effectively through legal channels and secured a favourable outcome, resulting in the state receiving ₹401 crore. The government will now earn approximately ₹37 crore in annual revenue through e-auctioning of the property.

What happens next

The Rajasthan agreement covers four months of power supply, and the ₹400 crore revenue will flow into the state during that period. The government will continue to press the Centre on the Baira-Siul free power share, where it wants the state’s share raised to 50 percent now that the project has completed 44 years of operation. The Wildflower Hall e-auction, which already brought in ₹401 crore, is expected to add about ₹37 crore a year to the state’s income.

For the people of Churah, the announcements made at the same meeting matter as much as the power deal. The four senior secondary schools in Churah will be affiliated with the CBSE, giving students in this remote constituency access to the national board’s curriculum, and the government has promised funds for road construction in the panchayats of the constituency. The Chief Minister said the government is setting up Rajiv Gandhi Government Model Day-Boarding Schools, CBSE-affiliated schools and centres of excellence across the state, and is ensuring teacher appointments in tribal areas so that students in remote regions are not left behind.

Source: IANS report on the Chief Minister’s Churah address, 4 November 2026.

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