Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Power, on Friday, May 1, visited SJVN’s hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh along with Additional Secretary (Hydro and EC&ET) Diwakar Nath Misra and Member (Hydro) CEA, Milind Ganesh Gokhale.
During their visit, the senior officials reviewed the operation and construction activities of 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station, 210 MW Luhri-1 Hydro Electric Project, 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station and 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project in the state.
They were welcomed by Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN, Bhupender Gupta, Director (Personnel), Ajay Kumar Sharma, Director (Finance), Parthajit De, OSD to CMD SJVN, Rajesh Kumar Chandel and Heads of Projects.
While visiting the 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station, Agarwal and other dignitaries toured the powerhouse. They were briefed about best maintenance practices, key financial and technical parameters as well as performance benchmarks in energy generation achieved by the power station.
During their visit to the 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station, the officials even planted tree saplings to promote environmental sustainability.
At the 210 MW Luhri-1 Hydro Electric Project, Agarwal reviewed progress of ongoing construction activities at project site. The Power Secretary examined the status of major project components such as dam works, powerhouse and electro-mechanical installations, besides taking note of site-specific challenges.
Agarwal emphasised the importance of adherence to schedules and exhorted the project team to ensure timely completion in line with stipulated targets, while maintaining quality and safety standards.