SJVN is infuse around Rs 7,000 crore in power generation and transmission in Nepal.
SJVN, a joint venture of the Central government and the Himachal Pradesh government, is investing Rs 5,724 crore in power generation and Rs 1,236 crore in power transmission in Nepal. SJVN is executing the Arun-3 hydro electric project (HEP) on the Arun river in the Sankhuwasabha district of eastern Nepal with a generation capacity of 900 MW.
Work for the Arun-3 HEP began on full swing after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli jointly laid foundation stone for the project on 11 May 2018. It will be commissioned in 2023-24.
Only 750 MW power is generated in Nepal till now and with the commissioning of the Arun-3 project, the power generation capacity will reach 1,650 MW. The Arun-3 HEP has the potential to generate 3,924 million units of electricity every year.
The power evacuation system for the project consists of a 217 km long 400 kV double circuit transmission line from Diding (project area) in Nepal to Dhalkebar (Nepal border).