ADHPL commissions 192-MW green project at Manali

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Shimla: The first phase of the 192 MW t Limited (ADHPL) near Manali on the bank of Allain river has been successfully got commissioned recently, top functionary of project said.

Allain Duhangan Dam in Himachal Pradesh, India (Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter, 2009)

According to Ravi Jhunjhunwala, chairman, LNJ Bhilwara Group, Allain Duhangan hydro power project began its power generation recently. With the commissioning of this plant, the total installed capacity of the Bhilwara Group in hydro power has gone up to 300 MW, making it one of the country’s leading private players in renewable energy sector.

ADHPL is a subsidiary of Malana Power Company limited. MPCL was in turn a joint venture between Bhilwara Energy Limited (BEL) and Norway’s SN Power with a holding of 51 per cent and 49 per cent respectively. MPCL has an operational 86 MW project at Kullu, which was commissioned in 2001. Assuring to move ahead in the power sector, Jhunjhunwala disclosed that the company is all set to rationalise its capabilities and create many more state-of-the-art hydro power projects.

ADHPL is a run-of-the-river project, once fully operational is designed to generate 820 million units per annum and is fed by water from the Allain river and Duhangan river. The project also includes construction of 175 km high voltage transmission line for transmission of power to the national grid connection point located at Nalagarh subdivision of Solan district.

He said that this green project is based upon low carbon emission and expected to meet the shortage of power in the northern region of India. He said that being in proximity to tourist resort Manali, ADHPL has been designed in such a way so it remains in harmony with nature. It has been approved by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) benefits, therefore it was being termed green project, he affed.

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  2. my name is atul rana from manali vill. rangri. I had completed my industrial training from ADHPL.(23rd june – 20th july).

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