Investment by hydro power giant SJVN Ltd has been hiked to Rs 12,000 crore for 2024-25, from the revised and budgeted amount of Rs 10,000 crore for the ongoing fiscal. Another hydro power giant NHPC Ltd will increase its investment to Rs 11,761.87 crore in 2024-25 compared to the revised estimated investment of Rs 9,006.31 crore for the current fiscal. NHPC s initial investment was budgeted at Rs 10,857.22 crore for 2023-24.
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday voiced concern against the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003 and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to withdraw an amendment bill in this connection.