Unfavourable conditions severely affected hydro power generation in the state during 2012-13 with the country’s largest Nathpa Jhakri project producing 833 million units (MU) less compared to the last financial year. It was for the first time since 2006-07 that the project missed the generation target set by the Union Ministry of Power in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the year.
A delayed monsoon coupled with a prolonged and relatively harsh winter resulted in low discharge in the Sutlej for most part of the year leading to a steep decline in generation.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/power-output-nathpa-jhakri-slides-down
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rakesh-lohumi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[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/electricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
