SJVNL Shimla projects clock highest power output in July

Shimla, August 2

The 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri and 412 MW Rampur hydroelectric projects in Shimla district have set a new record of highet ever generation in July this year.

Being executed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL), the Nathpa Jhakri hydroelectric station has achieved the highest monthly power generation of 1,216.565 million units in July, surpassing its previous record of 1,213.101 million units in July last year.

Similarly, the Rampur hydroelectric project generated 335.9057 million units of power in July, beating its previous best of 333.6951 million units in July last year. The design energy of the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri plant is 6,612 million units and of the Rampur project, it is 1,878 million units.

NL Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, SJVNL. “I urge all employees of the SJVNL to work tirelessly to provide 24X7 power to the nation in the testing times of Covid,” he added. — TNS