NHPC to develop power projects in India's north-eastern region
To harness the hydel power potential of the north-eastern region, state-owned NHPC plans to set up over 10,000 MW
capacity projects in the area at an investment of nearly Rs 50,000 crore by the 2022.
"We are going very strong in the north-east, we hope to execute over 10,000 MW capacity projects (worth approximately
Rs 50,000 crore) in that region alone in the near future," CMPD S.K. Garg told. "The hydro power projects have a long
gestation period, therefore this capacity would be ready by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan," sources said.
The total hydel power potential of the country stands at 150,000 MW, and the north-east alone has a potential of
nearly 60,000 MW. The government has identified 10,000 MW power capacity to be developed by NHPC.
State-run NTPC, which has entered hydel power generation segment would also develop some projects in the region and
some would be developed by private power developers.
NHPC is developing Subansiri Lower -- the biggest hydro-electric projectundertaken in the country so far -- which is a run of river scheme on Subansiri river near North Lakhimpur on the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
