Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today reviewed the progress of various ongoing projects of the Energy department and said that the State Government was working diligently to harness more and more green energy in the State. He said that one MW Green Hydrogen Project was being built at Nalagarh in Solan district. A 32 MW Solar Power Project at Pekhubela in Una district had been commissioned in record six months while two more such projects are under construction in Una district as well which would be dedicated shortly.
Sh. Sukhu said that the State Government was considering promoting hydro power tourism in the State to offer self-employment and employment opportunities to the local youth. He said that a policy would be formulated in this regard and training would be imparted to power project developers through department of energy.
The Chief Minister directed to expedite ongoing power projects in the interest of the State. He said that non-responsive hydro projects would be re-advertized to tap the hydro power generation potential of the State. He directed the HPSEBL to commence the construction work of Devi Kothi and Hail Power Projects immediately.
He also reviewed the high-stake cases pending in the Courts such as JSW, Shanan and pending arrears of the BBMB and directed the concerned officers to pursue these cases vigorously. He also instructed to speed up the pump storage projects.
Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Chief Minister's Principal Advisor Ram Subhag Singh, Chief Minister's Secretary Rakesh Kanwar, MD HPSEBL Sandeep Kumar, Director of Energy Department Rakesh Prajapati, MD HP Power Corporation Ltd. Harikesh Meena, MD HPPTCL Rajeev Sood and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.