SJVN inaugurated River Diversion of 66 MW Dhaulasidh Project
This will help SJVN in achieving the Vision of an installed capacity of 5000 MW by 2023, 25000 MW by 2030 and 50000 MW by the year 2040.
Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN Limited Nand Lal Sharma today inaugurated the River Diversion Arrangement of 66 MW Dhaulasidh Project at Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh: The Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN Limited Nand Lal Sharma today inaugurated the River Diversion Arrangement of 66 MW Dhaulasidh Project at Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. With this construction works of Coffer Dam and excavation of Dam Foundation have been set in motion. The 253-meter-long Diversion Tunnel has been completed in a short duration of seven and half months.
CMD said that the Foundation Stone of the Project was laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi on 27th December 2021. The Electro-Mechanical Works amounting to Rs. 136.64 Crores and Civil & Hydro-Mechanical works for Rs 526.92 crores have also been awarded. He said “We are aiming to achieve the target for Project commissioning in 2025. This will help SJVN in achieving the Vision of an installed capacity of 5000 MW by 2023, 25000 MW by 2030 and 50000 MW by the year 2040.”
Sh Sharma informed that the 66 MW Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project, a Run of River Scheme on river Beas is being implemented on Build-Own-Operate-Maintain basis. On completion, it will add 304 Million Units of energy in 90% dependable year. The Project will lead to the overall upliftment of the area with infrastructure development and generation of direct & indirect employment. Various development works being undertaken by SJVN under Corporate Social Responsibility in the project vicinity is benefitting the region and the State at large.
On this occasion Smt Geeta Kapur, Director (Personnel), Sh. S.P Bansal, Director (Civil), Sh. Parminder Awasthi, Head of the Project along with Project officials were also present.
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