SJVN Working on Ambitious Plan to Become 25GW Company by 2040: NL Sharma

Hydroelectric power generation and transmission company Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has been working on an ambitious plan to become a 25,000 MW (or 25 GW) company by 2040, said Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director of SJVN during a meeting with President Ram Nath Kovind.

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind was on an official visit to the state of Himachal Pradesh, and Sharma paid a courtesy visit to President Kovind during his stay at Shimla.

Sharma apprised President Kovind about the status and progress of various projects of SJVN in the country and abroad and told that his company is working relentlessly to achieve the target of 24X7 ‘Power for All’ set by the Prime Minister and to ensure that the benefits of power and energy sector reach the common man.

SJVN has an installed capacity of 2,016.5 MW and has emerged as a major power player in the country having a presence in various sectors of energy generation which includes hydro, wind, solar and thermal. It also has a presence in the field of energy transmission, he added.

Sharma further informed President Kovind that, SJVN has always been at the forefront in supporting society and the government in facing various issues which affect the Nation and fellow countrymen. He further said that SJVN has also liberally extended support in the fight against the pandemic of Covid-19.