UJVNL achieves target, generates over 5,000 mu power in 2022-23

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) achieved its target of power generation for the financial year 2022-23 on March 25, by generating 5,390 million units (mu) of electricity during this period, said officials on Tuesday.

Sandeep Singhal, managing director, UJVNL, said, “The target set for the year was of 5,389.7mu and despite all adverse conditions including a decrease in the water level in rivers, it was achieved with the total power generation of 5,390 mu.”

“The target was achieved due to the support from energy secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram and UJVNL chairman Radha Raturi,” he added while terming the development as a “remarkable achievement.”

UJVNL has a total of 19 hydropower plants in the state among which the one named Maneri Bhali II in Dharasu generated the maximum power of 1,281.9 mu.