SJVN Ltd to commence 900 MW project in Nepal for power generation

SJVN anticipates that its 900 MW Arun-3 hydro-electric project in Nepal, currently under construction, will commence power generation next year, as approximately three-fourths of the work has been completed, according to its chairman and managing director, Sushil Sharma.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal triggered the last blast to mark the completion of heading excavation 11.8 km long head race tunnel of 900 MW Arun- 3 Hydro Electric Project in the Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal, SJVN said in a statement.

SJVN is constructing the multi-crore Arun 3 Hydro Electric Project in Nepal.

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More than 74 per cent of the project works have already been completed and the remaining works are going on in full swing. The project will start generation by next year and has the potential to generate 3924 million units of electricity every year, Sharma said in the statement.

 

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