New Delhi: Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ) conferred 'PSU Award' of the Year 2021 to SJVN Limited's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Nand Lal Sharma. The award has been conferred in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by Sharma to make SJVN the most efficient and profitable Miniratna company of the year 2021.

"Under the dynamic leadership of Sharma, SJVN has emerged as a major player in the power sector in India and neighbouring countries. With a total portfolio of around 31,500 MW and more than 50 projects under various stages of development, SJVN plans to invest Rs 75,000 crores in the next five years and Rs 1.8 lakh crores in the next 10 years. This will result in employment generation, infrastructure development and overall socio-economic growth of the country," said an official press release from SJVN.

SJVN started with a Single Hydro Project of 1500 MW in 1988. Today 2016.5 MW is under operation and the company has presence in India and in neighbouring countries of Nepal and Bhutan. SJVN now holds a diversified portfolio of Hydro, Thermal, Wind and Solar Power Projects, Power Transmission and Power Trading. The company has recently formed a subsidiary company SJVN Green Energy Limited for developing renewable energy projects.

Established in 1986, the Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ) is India's No 1 equity research and capital investment magazine which cater to the needs of its reader-investors.

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