Govt approves 66-Megawatt Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project of SJVN

New Delhi: SJVN Limited's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Nand Lal Sharma informed that the investment proposal of Rs 687 crore has been approved by the government for 66-Megawatt Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project. This includes budgetary support of Rs 21.6 crore from the govt for enabling infrastructure.

Sharma stated that the project was initially envisaged on October 27, 2008, when initially MoU was signed between SJVN and the government of Himachal Pradesh for the development of this project SVP. Subsequently, on September 25, 2019, during the 'Investor Meet' graced by Prime Minister Narendera Modi, MoU was signed for harnessing this project on a stand-alone basis.

Sharma mentioned that it is a matter of great pride and historical achievement for SJVN,  that all necessary approvals and clearances have been obtained in record time, paving way for the commencing of construction activities of the project. Sharma profusely expressed his special gratitude to the Prime Minister for his unstinting guidance and blessings. Sharma stated that the above could only be achieved with the continuous support of Union Minister of State (I/c) for MNRE RK Singh, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur and former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal. He mentioned that Anuraag Thakur (Minister of State for Finance) devoted most invaluable assistance, in facilitating timely clearance for the project for which SJVN would be eternally indebted.

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Sharma further informed that the project, a run of river scheme on river Beas at Dhulasidh, about 10 km downstream of Sujanpur in Distt Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The salient features of the project are a concrete gravity dam, 70-meter high 195-meter long. The dam would create a reservoir of about 20 Kilometer. Discharge of 161 cumecs would be utilized through two intakes housed in the dam body which after traversing via two penstocks each of 4.3-meter diameter and 62 meters long would enter the turbines. The Dam Toe Power House is planned on the left bank of river Beas which would house the complete Machines of two generating units of capacity 33 MW each, he informed.

The project will generate 304 Million Units of energy annually. Sharma assured that SJVN would complete this project in 54 months and this would generate employment for 1000 persons. Besides adding valuable renewable energy to the grid, this on completion would reduce 2.4 lakh Tons of carbon dioxide from the environment annually. Himachal Pradesh would be benefited with free power as per MoU on project commissioning.

The project after commissioning will provide free 100 units of electricity per month to project affected families for 10 years. With this, SJVN has added another feather by contributing to the vision of 24X7 "Power to all." 

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