SHIMLA: Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN informed that SJVN has bagged the Central Board of Irrigation and Power(CBIP) Award for Best Performing Utility in Hydro Power Sector.
The Award will be presented by Hon’ble Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, R.K Singh on the occasion of CBIP Day on 3rd March 2023 at New Delhi.
Nand Lal Sharma said the award is in recognition to the outstanding contribution of SJVN in nation building by successfully executing and operating mega hydro power stations- 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS) and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station (Rampur HPS) in Himachal Pradesh.
Sharma stated that as a result of annual plant maintenance schedule using the latest technology, both the power stations have generated more than 9000 million units during the last three years against the combined Design Energy of 8490 million units.
While Plant availability factor has also remained more than 105% during this period. SJVN is also undertaking High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) Hard Coating of various underwater project components at State-of-Art in situ Hard Coating Facility established at NJHPS. This is a unique initiative that has been implemented for the first time in India by SJVN.
Nand Lal Sharma further stated that the award also acknowledges environmental and socio-economic contributions made by these power stations in the project vicinity.
Rampur HPS is the largest hydro power station registered with the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change as Clean Development Mechanism by any public sector organization in India.
