Four new hydropower plants to come up in UP

These plants, with a combined capacity of 3,400 KW, would be set up in Kutubpur, Meerut, Jhanshi and Bulandshahar districts in the next three years

Four hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 3,400 KW will be set up in Uttar Pradesh in three years.

An empowered committee headed by Infrastructure & Industrial Development Commissioner Anil K Gupta approved the successful bidders for setting up the new small hydropower projects (SHPs).

The projects will be constructed through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode,

The SHPs will be in

Kutubpur (550 KW) and Dhakauli (300 KW) in Meerut,

Betwa-1 (1800 KW) in Jhansi

Akbarpur (750 KW) in Bulandshahar.

The government is keen to augment power availability from all resources available, including hydropower.

Inclusion of Saryu Nahar Pariyojana of Uttar Pradesh in the scheme of National Projects