February has been an important month for Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam limited (UJVNl) in view of power generation. The power plant of 90 megawatt capacity Maneri Bhali stage-I achieved its annual generation target a month before the end of financial year March 31.
The Tiloth power plant of MB-I hydropower project achieved the annual target of 376 million units, set by the central electricity authority for this power plant for the financial year 2017-18 on February 28. The Tiloth power plant was commissioned in 1984 and is situated on river Bhagirathi in the border district of Uttarkashi.
Along with this UJVN limited’s Galogi power plant situated near Bhatta fall on Dehradun Mussoorie Road generated 0.5292 million units of energy in February 2018 which is the highest ever generation of this power plant for the month of February. The Galogi power house has also surpassed its annual generation of 6.00 million units before the end of financial year. 6. 41 million unit power generation was achieved by February 28. The highest generation of this power plant recorded for the month of February after the year 2000 was in 2014 which was 0.529 to million units. It will be worthwhile to mention here that Galogi power plant is the oldest running hydropower plant of the country. Galogi power plant was established far before the independence in 1907 and when the major cities like Delhi have not got its electricity the queen of hills used to be lit whith the electricity of this power plant.