Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, laid the foundation stone of the 192 MW Allain Duhangan hydropower project on 21 November 2005.

Malana Power Corporation, a private sector entity managed by the LNJ Bhilwara Group, is promoting this project. (See related news for more details.)

The minister said that Himachal Pradesh would be awarding hydropower projects worth around 7,000 MW over the next four months. Out of the total state's potential of 21,000 MW, projects aggregating 6,600 MW are already operational while those worth 7,600 MW are under execution.

Hydropower projects in the state have been categorised under three segments — below 5 MW, between 5 MW and 100 MW, and above 100 MW. While projects above 100 MW would be allotted through the international bidding process, the others (small and medium) would be awarded through the Memorandum of Understanding route.

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