SJVNL signs pact with the Centre for 6,900 MU power generation

  • 28/03/2011

  • Indian Express (Chandigarh)

The Satluj Jal Vitaran Nigam (SJVN) Limited is set to generate 6,900 million units of power during the financial year 2011-12, which is beyond all the targets set and achieved in the past. The SJVNL has signed an MoU with the Government of India for generation of 6,900 MU power with an expected revenue realisation of Rs 1,718 crore during the next financial year from its 1,500 mega watt Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station, according to a spokesperson of the public sector undertaking. The MoU was signed between Secretary (Power), Government of India, P Uma Shankar and CMD, SJVNL, R P Singh in New Delhi. Earth hour observed in Shimla SHIMLA: Earth Hour was observed in Shimla, as an initiative of the Himachal Chapter of World Wildlife Fund, with all major public buildings switching off lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday. WWF Director Vandana Thaplyal said the lights of two heritage buildings on the Mall Road