Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited engages in the power generation and cement grinding businesses in India. The company generates electricity through thermal and hydro energy sources. It owns and operates a 400 megawatts (MW) Jaypee Vishnuprayag hydro power plant at District Chamoli, Uttarakhand; 1320 MW Jaypee Nigrie thermal power plant at Nigrie, District Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh; and 500 MW Jaypee Bina thermal power plant at Village Sirchopi, District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The company also operates Jaypee Nigrie cement grinding unit at Nigrie, District Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh; and sand mining in Andhra Pradesh. In addition, it operates coal mine located in Amelia, Madhya Pradesh. The company was formerly known as Jaiprakash Hydro-Power Limited and changed its name to Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited in December 2009. Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited was incorporated in 1994 and is based in New Delhi, India.