Under the expansion, growth and diversification business strategy of the company, SJVN has signed a MoU with Hindustan Salt limited to conceptualise, structure, implement, operate and maintain the Ultra Mega Hybrid Renewable Energy (Solar & Wind) Park at Salt Pan land in Kharaghoda, Gujarat.

This proposed park will be developed on the surplus salt pan land of Hindustan Salt limited which has the generation capacity of 4000 MW  to 5000 MW (Solar Power between 3500 - 4200 MW and Wind Power between 600 - 800 MW)  when fully commissioned. At the initial stage, SJVN will develop all the infrastructure facilities like roads, drainage system, power supply, water supply system, evacuation arrangement from the plot to evacuation sub-station.

The MoU was signed by CMD, SJVN R.P. Singh and CMD, HSl A.K. Jain at SJVN’s Coordination Office, Delhi. Executive Director (BD&MS), R.K. Agarwal and other senior officials were also present on this signing occasion. R.P. Singh, CMD, SJVN informed that SJVN is already  in process of setting of up of a 5 MW Solar PV project in the  Charnka Solar Park at Gujarat. The project shall be established in an area of 1,00,033 sq. mtr. allotted by  Gujarat Power Development Corporation limited. The project will generate 8.10 million units of clean and green solar energy.

In line with National Solar Mission, SJVN ltd has signed a MoU to develop and operate 4000 MW Ultra Mega Solar Project in Sambhar area of Rajasthan. SJVN is one of the six joint venture partners having 16% equity participation in the proposed mega project.  SJVN will carry out designing of layout, civil structure, project management consultancy, monitoring and owner’s engineering supervision of erection and commission for this project. Nand lal Sharma, Director (Personnel), said SJVN has already entered the field of Wind Energy with the development of 47.6 MW Khirvire Wind Power Project in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.