Rampur Hydropower Project

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The India Rampur Hydropower Project aims (a) to improve the reliability of India's Northern Electricity Grid through the addition of renewable, low carbon energy from the Rampur hydropower project and (b) to improve the effectiveness of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN) with respect to the preparation and safe implementation of economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable hydropower projects. The project includes the following components: (a) construction of the 412 MW Rampur run-of-river hydroelectric scheme; (b) investment support to implement measures for ensuring higher availability of the existing upstream Nathpa Jhakri hydropower project; and (c) technical assistance for institutional reform and capacity building to assist the borrower, SJVN, in moving towards international good practices in hydropower development and operations, and to improve its standards of project preparation for future projects.