LG holds discussions to take J&K towards resilient power supply system
LG holds discussions to take J&K towards resilient power supply system
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 20: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a high level meeting with a team of well-known experts from power sector and senior officials from Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited to revamp the power supply system in J&K, at Raj Bhavan.
BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department and Information Department and Raja Yaqoob Farooq, MD JKPDCL attended the meeting.
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired a High-Level meeting with a team of well-known experts from the Power sector and senior officials from Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited to revamp the Power Supply System in J&K, here at Raj Bhavan.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chairing high level meeting of team of experts from Power sector
BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department and Information Department and Raja Yaqoob Farooq, MD JKPDCL attended the meeting.
The team of experts from the power sector was led by Chairperson Board of Directors, IIT Bhubaneswar and former Chairman and MD PGCIL, Dr Rajendra Prasad Singh.
NHPC Investing Rs 35K Cr To Set Up 5 Power Projects In JK, Will Return To PDC 40 Years Later
SRINAGAR: India’s hydropower giant, NHPC has signed MoUs with Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) to invest Rs 35,000 Cr in setting up five power projects in Jammu and Kashmir. The MoU was signed in presence of Raj Kumar Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Power, Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor and Dr Jitendra Singh, MoS, PMO.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Union MoS during MoU signing ceremony for implementation of Mega Hydro Power projects on Sunday, January 3, 2020. Pic: DIPR
MoUs would ensure region s energy security, 24-hr power supply in JK: LG thenorthlines.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthlines.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MoUs to attract investments worth Rs 35,000 cr for JK power sector
Would ensure the region’s energy security, 24-hr power supply: LG Sinha
MoUs
Execution of Sawalkot HEP (1856 MW), Uri-I (Stage-II) (240 MW) and Dulhasti (Stage-II) (258 MW)
Jammu, Jan 03: In a historic moment for energy sufficiency, Jammu and Kamir government and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the 850-MW Ratle HEP and 930-MW Kirthai-II HEP and the execution of the Sawalkot HEP (1,856 MW), Uri-I (Stage-II-240 MW) and Dulhasti (Stage-II-258 MW) power projects, worth Rs 34,000 crore, here on Sunday.
The MoUs were signed between Power Development Department (PDD), J&K; National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd. and J&K Power Development Corporation , in the presence of Raj Kumar Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Power, New & Renewable Energy and Ministry of Skill Develo