Shimla: Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of SJVN Nand Lal Sharma virtually inaugurated the works of second unit of 1320 MW Buxar thermal power plant. Sushil Kumar Sharma, Director, Electrical, SJVN and Sanjeev Sood, CEO, SJVN Thermal Private Limited were present at the project site along with other senior officials for the occasion.

It is worth mentioning that the foundation stone of 1320 MW Buxar thermal power plant was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 9, 2019. The progress of the project is being continuously monitored by Union Minister for Power and New Renewable Energy RK Singh. The CMD exhorted all stakeholders to enthusiastically strive hard to commission the project prior to the scheduled time frame.

The 1320 MW Buxar thermal power plant with ultra super critical technology is being developed by SJVN Thermal Private Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited. Sharma further stated that the project consists of two units and more than 50 per cent works related to the first unit have been completed. The plant involves investment of around Rs 11,000 crore and on commissioning it will generate 9828 million units of electricity. He emphasized to contribute towards the target of 24 x 7 power for all set by the Prime Minister of India. /BI/