Orissa Govt & NHPC JV to set up 3 hydel projects in the sate

The State Government on Thursday signed an MoU with the NHPC for setting up three hydropower projects down Hirakud reservoir on the Mahanadi. The next step would be setting up a joint venture company (JVC) between the Stateowned Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) and NHPC for implementation of Sindol1 (100 MW), SindolII (100 MW) and SindolIII (120 MW) hydroelectric project in the first phase.The three projects having installed capacity of 320 MW entail an investment of 2,600 cr with annual energy generation of 1,090 million units.