The Uttarakhand Government has given permission to L&T to restart the construction of its 99 MW Singoli-Bhatwari hydel power project in the Rudraprayag district.

The work on the project was halted after the government said it wanted additional power from the company for increasing the capacity of the project. The capacity of the project was recently increased from 60 to 99 MW. The company has proposed to invest Rs 600-700 crore in this project.

According to sources, L&T is expected to sign an MoU with the state government shortly.

Singoli-Bhatwari is being built on the PPP model and is executed on BOOT basis. L&T is to develop, finance, construct, commission and operate the power plant for a period of 45 years.

The project involves design and construction of a 20 mtrs high and 80 mtrs long barrage, 12-km headrace tunnel, surface powerhouse, sub-station and a 12 km long 132 kV transmission line.

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