India plan to add 1,190 megawatt (MW) of hydropower capacity in the current year, which will take its total capacity to more than 50,000 MW. The country currently has around 45,399 MW of large hydel plants and 4,594 MW of small ones.
A year ago, the legislature had focused on hydel limit expansion of 840 Megawatts MW however which figured out how to accomplish just 140 MW.
This year, central sector North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) goes for including the highest limit/capacity of 600 MW at Kameng Hydel Power venture in Arunachal Pradesh.
The government of Himachal Pradesh will include another 211 MW in the state. Which will incorporate three units of 33.33 MW by state government claimed Beas Valley Power Corporation Limited (BVPCL) and three units of 37 MW by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation (NSE 0.84 per cent) Ltd.
Central Electricity Authority, the country is likely to cross the 50 GW installed capacity mark this month if NEEPCO manages to commission its proposed unit 1 and 2 of the Kameng project. These will have a generation capacity of 150 MW each and which were scheduled to be commissioned this month and the commercial operation is slated to start in the month of August 2019
Source: IBEF
Image Courtesy: AsianPower
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