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<xbrli:xbrl xmlns:in-capmkt="http://www.sebi.gov.in/xbrl/2026-04-30/in-capmkt" xmlns:in-capmkt-ent="http://www.sebi.gov.in/xbrl/Regulation_30_Para_B_Of_Part_A_Of_Schedule_III/2026-04-30/in-capmkt/in-capmkt-ent" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xmlns:nonnum="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" xmlns:in-capmkt-types="http://www.sebi.gov.in/xbrl/2026-04-30/in-capmkt-types" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:net="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/net" xmlns:num="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:iso4217="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217" xmlns:negated="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negated" xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:xl="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="in-capmkt-ent-2026-04-30.xsd"/><xbrli:context id="MainI"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sebi.gov.in/in-capmkt/ScripCode">533206</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:instant>2026-09-11</xbrli:instant></xbrli:period></xbrli:context><in-capmkt:NSESymbol contextRef="MainI">SJVN</in-capmkt:NSESymbol><in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany contextRef="MainI">SJVN Limited</in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany><in-capmkt:ScripCode contextRef="MainI">533206</in-capmkt:ScripCode><in-capmkt:MSEISymbol contextRef="MainI">NOTLISTED</in-capmkt:MSEISymbol><in-capmkt:ISIN contextRef="MainI">INE002L01015</in-capmkt:ISIN><in-capmkt:TypeOfEventAsPerRegulation30ParaBOfPartAOfScheduleIII contextRef="MainI">Commencement or postponement (Sub-para 1-Para B)</in-capmkt:TypeOfEventAsPerRegulation30ParaBOfPartAOfScheduleIII><in-capmkt:TypeOfAnnouncementAsPerRegulation30ParaBOfPartAOfScheduleIII contextRef="MainI">New</in-capmkt:TypeOfAnnouncementAsPerRegulation30ParaBOfPartAOfScheduleIII><in-capmkt:WhetherEventOrInformationDisclosedIsAnOutcomeOfTheBoardMeeting contextRef="MainI">false</in-capmkt:WhetherEventOrInformationDisclosedIsAnOutcomeOfTheBoardMeeting><in-capmkt:DateOfOccurrenceOfEventOrInformation contextRef="MainI">2026-09-10</in-capmkt:DateOfOccurrenceOfEventOrInformation><in-capmkt:TimeOfOccurrenceOfEventOrInformation contextRef="MainI">20:35:00</in-capmkt:TimeOfOccurrenceOfEventOrInformation><in-capmkt:DateOfReport contextRef="MainI">2026-09-11</in-capmkt:DateOfReport><in-capmkt:DisclosureForUnitOrDivisionOfTheCompany contextRef="MainI">Unit</in-capmkt:DisclosureForUnitOrDivisionOfTheCompany><in-capmkt:DisclosureForCommencementOfCommercialProductionOrCommercialOperationsOfTheCompany contextRef="MainI">Commercial operations</in-capmkt:DisclosureForCommencementOfCommercialProductionOrCommercialOperationsOfTheCompany><in-capmkt:NameOfUnitOrDivisionOfTheCompany contextRef="MainI">Unit-II (660 MW) of Company’s Buxar Thermal Power Project</in-capmkt:NameOfUnitOrDivisionOfTheCompany><in-capmkt:DateOfCommencement contextRef="MainI">2026-09-12</in-capmkt:DateOfCommencement><in-capmkt:DetailsOfCommencement contextRef="MainI">In compliance with Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, this is to inform you that the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary i.e., SJVN Thermal Private Limited, is scheduled to achieve the Commercial Operation of Unit-II (660 MW) of the 1,320 MW (2X660 MW) Buxar Thermal Power Project on September 12, 2026, at 00:00 HRS, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s journey towards strengthening the nation’s power generation capacity.

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