NEW DELHI: Highlighting the role public sector companies play in steering growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated three hydro-electric projects (HEPs) with a generating capacity of 1,732 MW to the nation.
“Prime Minister Narendra dedicated three flagship 800-MW hydro power station of NTPC-Koldam, 520-MW Parbati project of NHPC and 412-MW Rampur hydro station of SJVNL projects to the nation in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, here today,” a power ministry release said.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and Power Minister Piyush Goyal were among the dignitaries present.
Lauding the contribution of public sector companies in the country’s growth, Modi said these hydro projects will bring prosperity to the State and other parts of the nation.
NHPC’s Parbati-III power station is a run-of-the-river scheme having a 43-m high rockfill dam, underground power house and 10.58-km water conductor system.
A net head of 326 metres is utilised to run four vertical Francis turbines with an installed capacity of 520 MW (4×130 MW).
The power plant is designed to generate 1,963.29 million units annually. The power generated from the Parbati-III power station is distributed to beneficiary states i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh. (AGENCIES)
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