NHPC

to add 2,170 MW, commission India's largest hydro project in FY26.

India’s largest hydropower producer, will commission hydro projects with a total capacity of 2,170 megawatt (MW) by the end of FY26., the public sector undertaking’s (PSU) chairman and managing director Raj Kumar Chaudhary told Moneycontrol in an exclusive interview. Besides, the much delayed 2,000 MW Subansiri hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh will also be commissioned in ***** year, the addition of hydropower capacity was negligible. How is NHPC navigating the challenges before the sector? It is true that hydropower has challenges at multiple levels – from geological uncertainties to consensus from the locals. But we are wading through these issues with custom-made solutions since there is no one-size-fits-all answer to the problems we face. NHPC currently has a total operational capacity of 7,233 MW, of which 6,571 MW is hydropower and the remaining 662 MW is renewable energy. We are operating at least 22 hydropower projects in ***** 9,314 MW of hydro projects are under construction. At least, 4,000 MW of hydropower projects are at various stages of clearance, and about 5,500 MW at the survey stage. Besides, new initiatives comprise as much as 14,700 MW.