The 412 MW Rampur Hydro Electric Project of SJVN limited, located on river Satluj in Himachal Pradesh, commissioned its sixth and last 68.67 MW unit on Thursday at the project’s power house located at village Bayal in district Kullu. The first unit of Rampur HE Project was commissioned in March this year.
RP Singh, CMD, SJVN said all the six vertical axis Francis turbine units each of 68.67 MW are now commissioned. He said the project will generate 1,770 million units of electricity per annum, 30% of which will be supplied to home state Himachal Pradesh, which is the company’s equity partner, in addition to 12 per cent free power.
The balance power, Singh said, will be supplied to the northern grid states namely Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh & Delhi. KK Gupta, GM and head of the project said it is a momentous occasion for SJVN as another hydro power project of the company has come into generation.
The Rampur Hydro Electric Project is a second stage development of the up-stream India’s largest 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station owned and operated by SJVN limited. The Rampur Hydro Electric Project will operate in tandem with the Nathpa Jhakri Power Station utilizing its tail water. Officials said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to dedicate this project to the nation shortly.