<p id="thickbox_headline">The government has proposed to increase the total investment by eight state-owned power companies by about five per cent to Rs 51,470.14 crore for financial year 2022-23.</p>.<p>This compares to revised estimate of Rs 49,006.30 crore for the current financial year.</p>.<p>According to the budget document presented in Parliament on Tuesday, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam -- the public sector undertaking (PSU) under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, witnessed the highest increase at Rs 8,000 crore in 2022-23, from the budgeted as well as revised estimate of Rs 5,000 crore for 2021-22.</p>.<p>The investment by hydro power giant NHPC has also been hiked to Rs 7,361.05 crore for 2022-23, from the revised estimate (RE) of Rs 6,772.21 crore for the ongoing fiscal. The budget estimate stood at Rs 8,057.44 crore.</p>.<p>In case of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), the investment for 2022-23 has been kept flat at Rs 7,500 crore for 2022-23.</p>.<p>Damodar Valley Corporation's investment has been pegged at Rs 2,009.87 crore for 2022-23, lower than the revised estimates of Rs 2,536.95 crore and budget estimate of Rs 2,857.06 crore for 2021-22.</p>.<p>In case of NTPC, investments for 2022-23 has been reduced to Rs 22,454 crore, from budgeted as well as revised estimates of Rs 23,736 crore for 2021-22.</p>.<p>According to the Budget, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation will invest Rs 900.81 crore in 2022-23, compared to revised estimates of Rs 733.20 crore for this fiscal. The budget estimates was Rs 810.02 crore.</p>.<p>Tehri Hydro Development Corporation will invest Rs 3,207.54 crore in next fiscal, compared to revised estimates of Rs 2,693.93 crore for 2020-21. The budget estimates for the company was Rs 2,730 crore for the current fiscal.</p>.<p>According to the Budget document, total expenditure of the power ministry has also been pegged slightly higher at Rs 16,074.74 crore for 2022-23, compared to revised estimates as well as budget estimates of Rs 15,322 crore for 2021-22. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">The government has proposed to increase the total investment by eight state-owned power companies by about five per cent to Rs 51,470.14 crore for financial year 2022-23.</p>.<p>This compares to revised estimate of Rs 49,006.30 crore for the current financial year.</p>.<p>According to the budget document presented in Parliament on Tuesday, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam -- the public sector undertaking (PSU) under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, witnessed the highest increase at Rs 8,000 crore in 2022-23, from the budgeted as well as revised estimate of Rs 5,000 crore for 2021-22.</p>.<p>The investment by hydro power giant NHPC has also been hiked to Rs 7,361.05 crore for 2022-23, from the revised estimate (RE) of Rs 6,772.21 crore for the ongoing fiscal. The budget estimate stood at Rs 8,057.44 crore.</p>.<p>In case of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), the investment for 2022-23 has been kept flat at Rs 7,500 crore for 2022-23.</p>.<p>Damodar Valley Corporation's investment has been pegged at Rs 2,009.87 crore for 2022-23, lower than the revised estimates of Rs 2,536.95 crore and budget estimate of Rs 2,857.06 crore for 2021-22.</p>.<p>In case of NTPC, investments for 2022-23 has been reduced to Rs 22,454 crore, from budgeted as well as revised estimates of Rs 23,736 crore for 2021-22.</p>.<p>According to the Budget, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation will invest Rs 900.81 crore in 2022-23, compared to revised estimates of Rs 733.20 crore for this fiscal. The budget estimates was Rs 810.02 crore.</p>.<p>Tehri Hydro Development Corporation will invest Rs 3,207.54 crore in next fiscal, compared to revised estimates of Rs 2,693.93 crore for 2020-21. The budget estimates for the company was Rs 2,730 crore for the current fiscal.</p>.<p>According to the Budget document, total expenditure of the power ministry has also been pegged slightly higher at Rs 16,074.74 crore for 2022-23, compared to revised estimates as well as budget estimates of Rs 15,322 crore for 2021-22. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>