SJVN’s Power Stations break Records in Power Generation
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Shimla: 1st September, 2023
Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN informed that the power stations of SJVN have set new benchmarks in energy generation. All time high monthly energy generation of 1590 million units has been clocked in from all power stations in August 2023. This is a 9% increase in generation from last year.
Further sharing the good news, Nand Lal Sharma stated that 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station has set a new record by achieving an all time high monthly generation of 337.165 million units since commissioning. In addition to this, highest energy generation for August month has been registered by 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station and 50 MW Sadla Wind Power Station with 1215.326 million units and 15.938 million units respectively during the current fiscal.
Earlier, during the first quarter of the current financial year, total generation from solar and wind power stations of SJVN was 73.04% higher than the corresponding period of last fiscal.
Nand Lal Sharma congratulated all the employees and expressed his gratitude for constant guidance and support to the Union Power Minister, Ministry of Power and Governments of the States where the power stations are located. Sharma said that since commissioning of its first power station, the company has sustained an upward growth trajectory while maintaining uninterrupted energy supply to meet the rising power demands of the nation.
SJVN has set an ambitious target of ‘Mission 12000 MW by 2026’ and ‘Shared Vision of 50000 MW by 2040’ and is marching ahead on its growth journey. The present project portfolio of the company is 55904 MW.
