SJVN Chairman & Managing Director Nand Lal Sharma has laid the foundation stone of ”Mini Smart Township” for the 320-MW Buxar Thermal Power Plant in Bihar, during his official visit to the power plant.
The occasion was graced by Geeta Kapur, Director (Personnel), A.K. Singh, Director (Finance) and Sushil Kumar Sharma, Director (Electrical). On this occasion Sanjeev Sood, CEO, SJVN Thermal Pvt. Ltd (STPL) was also present along with senior officials from SJVN & STPL.
Addressing the employees, Nand Lal Sharma said that the ”Mini Smart Township” reflects concern of SJVN’s management for its employees. The township will consist of residential buildings, office complex, guest houses, sports complex, clubs, hospital, school, shopping complex, auditorium and amphitheatre. The Township is being developed on Smart City Concept and Green Building Provisions are being incorporated. The Smart City will have state-of- art concepts of rain water harvesting system and solar panels for energy needs. The proposed township will comprise of multi storied dwelling units with enough open and green areas, walkways, parks and water bodies.
The Foundation Stone of 1320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Plant was laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on 9th March 2019. Sharma also informed that the progress of the Project is being continuously monitored by Union Minister for Power & NRE, R. K Singh. He exhorted all stakeholders to enthusiastically strive hard to commission the project prior to the scheduled timeframe.
He further stated that 1320 MW (2X660 MW) Buxar Thermal Power Plant with ultra-super critical technology is being developed by SJVN Thermal Pvt. Ltd (a fully owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited). The plant involves investment of around Rs11,000 crore. On commissioning, the plant will generate 9828 Million Units of electricity.