On Wednesday, a proposal has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to invest an amount of Rs 1,810 crore for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I hydropower project on river Satluj, located in the districts of Shimla and Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The Luhri Stage-I hydro electric project will generate 758.20 million units of electricity annually, according to a PTI report. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) is implementing the hydro power project on Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) basis with active support from the centre and the state government.
