NHPC celebrated India’s 75th Republic Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour on 26th January 2024. The celebrations began with unfurling of the National Flag by Shri R.P. Goyal, Director (Finance), NHPC and singing of National Anthem at NHPC Corporate Office, Faridabad. Shri Uttam Lal, Director (Personnel), NHPC and Shri R.K. Chaudhary, Director (Technical & Projects), NHPC were also present on the occasion alongwith other senior NHPC officers, employees and their family members.
Addressing the occasion, Shri R.P. Goyal extended his greetings to the entire NHPC family on Republic Day. Shri Goyal said that on 26th January 1950 our country was declared as a democratic republic which is a system of governance by the people and for the people.
Director (Finance), NHPC said that NHPC is the premier organisation of the country in the field of hydropower generation. He further added that the present hydropower installed capacity of NHPC is about 15% of the total capacity of the country and that our responsibility can also be gauged from the fact that today NHPC is constructing 52% of the total hydropower projects under construction in the country. Shri Goyal also said that NHPC’s 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project and 800 MW Parbati- II Hydroelectric Project will start generation of power in the financial year 2024-25.
On this occasion, Shri Goyal appealed to all the employees of NHPC to work with full dedication and perform their duties with utmost determination. The Republic Day programme was also telecast live at all NHPC locations in the country through web casting.
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26.01.2024
Faridabad