Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated three hydro-electric projects (HEPs) with a generating capacity of 1,732 MW in Himachal Pradesh.
The NTPC operated 800 MW Hydro Power Station in Koldam, 520 MW Parvati Project and SJVNL operated 412 MW Hydro Station in Rampur, are all equipped with equipment supplied and commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), state-owned BHEL said in a media statement.
"These hydro projects will bring prosperity to the State of Himachal and other parts of the country," said P.M. Modi while inaugurating the Koldam Hydro Power Project. The project shall annually generate 3054 GWh electricity at 90 per cent dependable year basis, according to a NTPC press release.
Twelve percent of the electricity generated from Koldam is being supplied within Himachal Pradesh free of cost, while 1 percent is provided on account of Local Area Development fund.
A total 13.62 percent of electricity generated from the plant is supplied free of cost to Himachal Pradesh, remaining power supplied to other beneficiaries namely Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand and Chandigarh, added the NTPC statement.
All the Project Affected Families are being provided 100 units of electricity every month free of cost which accounts for 0.62 percent of the total generation. BHEL has a vast experience in hydro-electric projects having contracted more than 500 hydro generating sets with a cumulative capacity of more than 29,000 MW of various ratings in India and abroad.
BHEL's hydro installations are in operation in India and across the world in Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Rwanda and Vietnam.
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