SJVN

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{{Short description|Indian power generation company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SJVN
| logo = SJVN Logo.png
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NSE|SJVN}} <br /> {{BSE|533206}}
| hq_location_city = [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India
| foundation = 1988
| key_people = Nand Lal Sharma (Chairman & MD)<ref>{{cite news |title=SJVN to invest Rs 35K cr in 5 yrs |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/sjvn-to-invest-rs-35k-cr-in-5-yrs-169847 |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
| owner = [[Government of India]] (59.92%) <br /> [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]] (26.85%)<ref>{{cite news |title=SJVN Ltd |url=https://www.hdfcsec.com/hsl.research.pdf/SJVN%20-%20Initiating%20Coverage%20(1).pdf |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=HDFC Securities}}</ref>
| industry = [[Hydroelectric power]]
| website = {{URL|https://sjvn.nic.in}}
}}

'''Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam''', better known as '''SJVN''', is an Indian [[public sector undertaking]] involved in [[hydroelectric power]] generation and transmission. It was incorporated in 1988 as ''' Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation''', a joint venture between [[Government of India]] and [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Twesh |title=NTPC eyes centre’s stake in SJVN in a bid to boost non-thermal portfolio |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ntpc-may-buy-centres-stake-in-sjvn/article25688573.ece |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=Business Line |date=7 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Sarita |title=SJVN (Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam): Centre looks to sell SJVN stake without Himachal approval |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/centre-looks-to-sell-sjvn-stake-without-himachal-approval/articleshow/67018513.cms |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=10 December 2018}}</ref> The company has a total operating [[hydropower]] capacity of 1912 MW through its two hydropower plants—[[Nathpa Jhakri Dam|Nathpa Jhakri]] and [[Rampur, Himachal Pradesh|Rampur]]. In addition, it has an installed capacity of 97.6 MW of [[wind power]] and 6.9 MW of [[solar power]].<ref>{{cite news |title=SJVN bags 200 MW solar power project of Rs 1,000 cr in Bihar |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/industry/energy/story/sjvn-bags-200-mw-solar-power-project-of-rs-1000-cr-in-bihar-304223-2021-08-15 |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SJVN Hydro Power Station generates highest ever power in July |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sjvn-hydro-power-station-generates-highest-ever-power-in-july/article35695968.ece |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=Business Line |language=en}}</ref>

Apart from India, SJVN also has under-construction hydroelectric projects in [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal signs USD 1.3 billion mega-deal with India's SJVN to develop 679 MW Lower Arun Hydropower project |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/nepal-signs-usd-1-3-billion-mega-deal-with-indias-sjvn-to-develop-679-mw-lower-arun-hydropower-project-282054 |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SJVN to invest ₹7,000 crore in commissioning Nepal's Bhakra Dam |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/sjvn-to-invest-rs-7-000-crore-in-commissioning-nepal-s-bhakra-dam-11569677728348.html |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=mint |date=28 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haidar |first1=Suhasini |title=India, Bhutan sign pact for first joint venture hydropower project |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-bhutan-sign-pact-for-first-joint-venture-hydropower-project/article31945878.ece |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=29 June 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[NHPC Limited]]
* [[Hydroelectric power in Himachal Pradesh]]

==References==
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{{Public Sector Undertakings in India}}

[[Category:Electric-generation companies of India]]
[[Category:Hydroelectricity in India]]
[[Category:Energy in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1988]]
[[Category:Companies based in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Energy companies established in 1988]]

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