Tehri Hydropower Development Company (THDC India limited)- a joint venture of Union and UP governments, has paid a dividend of Rs. 20.55 crore to the state government for the last fiscal 2016-17. A pay order of Rs 20,55,16,910 was handed over to Principal Secretary (Energy) of UP, Alok Kumar by A.K.Porwal of THDCIl at Shakti Bhawan in lucknow on Friday. The equity of the joint venture company is shared between the Centre and the state governments in the ratio of 75:25.
The THDCIl is one of the premier hydro-power generators in the country with installed capacity of 1,513 MW with commissioning of Tehri Dam HPP (1,000MW), Koteshwar HEP (400MW) and 50MW Wind Power Project at Patan Gujarat, 63 MW at Dwarka Gujarat to its credit and is bestowed with ‘Mini Ratna’ Category –I and Schedule ‘A’ status.
The 1,000 MW Tehri hydro power stations were commissioned by the THDCIl in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in 2006-07. The Tehri project is a multipurpose project providing power to the northern region.