New Delhi State-owned hydroelectric power major NHPC plans to form joint venture companies with private sector hydel project developers to rehabilitate their projects hit by a shortage of funds and lack of technical expertise. Under a proposal being finalised by the NHPC management, the company will pick up stakes of up to 49% in private hydro projects. These projects were allocated by various state governments to private players on the basis of financial commitments and promise of free power to sections of consumers.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/nhpc-mulls-jvs-revive-pvt-hydel-projects
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhash-narayan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-hydroelectric-power-corporation-nhpc
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-power
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation