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Himachal hydropower units remain shut for fourth day

June 19, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Shimla, June 19 (IANS) The country's largest hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday following a high silt level in the Sutlej river, triggering a power crisis in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.

North India power hit as Himachal hydro plants shut

June 17, 2013 at 7:24 PM

Shimla, June 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's two major hydropower projects remained shut Monday due to high silt level in the Sutlej river, sparking a power crisis in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.

Nathpa Jhakri hydro power station achieve record electricity production

May 28, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), May 28 (ANI): The melting of snow in Shimla proved to be a boon for Nathpa Jhakri hydro power station as it has achieved record production of electricity.

Prachanda to discuss 'tripartite cooperation' in Delhi visit

April 27, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Kathmandu/New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Nepal's former prime minister and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' arrives in the Indian capital Saturday on a four-day trip, a visit that has been described as a "thaw" by the Nepalese media and one that could go a long way in narrowing the "mistrust and misgivings" between the two sides.

Himachal hydro project yet to get central nod

April 3, 2013 at 6:49 PM

Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Public sector hydropower undertaking Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVNL) has spent Rs.104 crore on a mega project in Himachal Pradesh, which is yet to get the central clearance, Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania said Wednesday.

SJVNL's two mega projects to be commissioned next fiscal

March 25, 2013 at 9:38 PM

Shimla, March 25 (IANS) Public sector hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) will commission two more electricity generation projects in next fiscal, a company official said here Monday.

SJVNL's maiden wind energy project commissioning begins

November 21, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Shimla, Nov 21 (IANS) Public sector hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) has started its maiden wind energy project in Maharashtra and it is likely to be commissioned by next year, company's official said here Wednesday.

Gamesa to set up wind farm for SJVN in Maharashtra

November 19, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Indian subsidiary of Spanish wind turbine major Gamesa will set up a wind farm for hydro power company Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN) at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra and maintain it for 10 years, the company said here Monday.

SJVNL pays Rs.99.17 crore dividend to Himachal government

September 19, 2012 at 5:57 PM

Shimla, Sep 19 (IANS) Power utility Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) Wednesday paid a Rs.99.17 crore dividend to Himachal Pradesh government for the last fiscal, an increase of Rs.14.77 crore from the previous financial year.

SJVNL declares Rs.388.84 crore dividend

September 4, 2012 at 6:25 PM

Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) Power utility Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) has declared a Rs.388.84 crore dividend for the last fiscal, the company said here Tuesday.

Himachal hydropower plants remain shut for third day

August 22, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Shimla, Aug 22 (IANS) The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd's 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Power Project and Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corp. Ltd's 1,000 MW Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Project in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district remained closed for the third day Wednesday, project officials said here.

Himachal's hydropower plants shut, power shortage in north

August 21, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) Five run-of-the-river mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut Tuesday due to high silt level in rivers, triggering a power shortage in northern states.

Rising silt keeps Himachal hydropower plants shut

August 21, 2012 at 4:08 PM

Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) Three mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the second day Tuesday due to high silt level in rivers, triggering a power shortage in northern states.

Himachal hydro projects resume power generation

August 3, 2012 at 5:23 PM

Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) The mega hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh Friday resumed power generation after remaining closed for over 24 hours, an official said.

Himachal hydropower projects shut, north India hit

August 2, 2012 at 7:47 PM

Shimla, Aug 2 (IANS) Hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut Thursday due to high silt level in the Sutlej river, triggering a power crisis in northern states.

Power supply restored in Himachal

July 31, 2012 at 6:35 PM

Shimla, July 31 (IANS) Power supply was restored in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday evening after a more than five-hour disruption owing to the failure of the Northern Grid, an official said.

Hydropower generation resumes in Himachal

July 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM

Shimla, July 30 (IANS) Hydro-power generation in Himachal Pradesh resumed Monday morning more than seven hours after the Northern Grid collapsed and stopped electricity production, an official of the state electricity board said here.

SJVNL's second plant to start power generation in December

July 25, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Shimla, July 25 (IANS) Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam's second plant in Himachal Pradesh will start generating power from December this year, a company official said here Wednesday.

Record power generation by Himachal plant

April 1, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), the company that owns and operates India's largest hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, Sunday announced that it has achieved a milestone in power generation in last fiscal at over 7,500 million units.

Villagers hold protest against shortage of basic amenities in Kinnaur, Himachal

January 22, 2012 at 3:03 PM

Kinnaur, Jan 22 (ANI): Villagers of Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur District protested over state government's apathy towards providing relief and basic amenities after heavy snowfall in the state.

Private sector Jaypee Group to dedicate nation's largest hydro-power project in Himachal in August

July 11, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), July 11 (ANI): India's largest private sector hydro-power project-the Karcham Wangtoo (1000 MW) project-in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh is scheduled for commissioning on Independence Day this year .

Nathpa Jhakri hydro project remains shut due to high silt level in Himachal

August 9, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Shimla, Aug 9 (ANI): High silt level in the river Satluj following heavy rains has prompted the authorities at the Nathpa-Jhakri Hydroelectric Project in Himachal Pradesh to keep the plant closed for the fifth consecutive day.

Hydropower project uproots houses in Himachal's Satluj Valley

December 12, 2009 at 1:17 PM

Jhakri (HP), Dec 12 (ANI): Construction activities for the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (formerly Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation Limited), a hydroelectric power project in Himachal Pradesh, has caused immense damage to the houses of many locals in the region.

Security stepped up for country's biggest hydro power station in Himachal

August 17, 2009 at 10:10 PM

Rampur (Himachal Pradesh), Aug.17 (ANI): Security has been beefed up around India's biggest 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station as a precautionary measure to avert any terrorist attack.

Less rain helps in increasing power generation at Nathpa-Jhakri

August 10, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Rampur, Aug 10 (ANI): India's biggest hydropower project, the 1500MW Nathpa-Jhakri power station generated a record 1.14 billion units of power in July, officials said on Sunday.

Nathpa-Jhakri Power Station achieves record power generation

August 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM

Rampur (Himachal Pradesh), Aug. 9 (ANI): The 1500-megawatt Nathpa-Jhakri Power Station (NJPS) in Himachal Pradesh generated a record 114 crore units of power in the month of July, officials said on Sunday.

Delhi benefits from record hydropower in Himachal

May 26, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Shimla, May 26 (IANS) Record hydroelectric power generation in Himachal Pradesh due to thawing of glaciers and frozen lakes is good news for Delhi and the rest of northern India.

Himachal hydropower station achieves record generation

March 31, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Shimla, March 31 (IANS) Hydroelectric power generation at the 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri project in Himachal Pradesh touched a record 6,600 million units this financial year, officials said Tuesday.

Satluj Jal Vidyut gets hydroelectric projects in Bhutan

October 6, 2008 at 8:16 PM

Shimla, Sep 29 (IANS) The government-run hydroelectric major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which operates the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, will set up two power projects in Bhutan, the company's top official said here Monday.

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam declares Rs.2.44 bn dividend

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) Government-run hydroelectric major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which is operating the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower Project in Himachal Pradesh, has declared its highest dividend of Rs.2.44 billion ($53 million) for 2007-08.

Satluj Jal Vidyut gets hydroelectric projects in Bhutan

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Shimla, Sep 29 (IANS) The government-run hydroelectric major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which operates the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, will set up two power projects in Bhutan, the company's top official said here Monday.

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam declares Rs.2.44 bn dividend

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) Government-run hydroelectric major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which is operating the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower Project in Himachal Pradesh, has declared its highest dividend of Rs.2.44 billion ($53 million) for 2007-08.

S K Dharamadhikari felicitated by Indian concrete institute for contribution to construction indust

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Mumbai, Sept 16 (ANI/Business Wire India): The Indian Concrete Institute conferred it's prestigious 'Outstanding Contribution to Concrete Technology, 2007' award to S K Dharamadhikari, Executive Vice President, HCC, at a glittering ceremony in Mumbai.