New Delhi: India’s energy security in the Northeast is poised for a significant boost.

The State-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has initiated the commissioning process for one 250-MegaWatt (MW) unit of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project near North Lakhimpur, on the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border, senior NHPC officials told ThePrint.

This move marks a crucial milestone for the long-delayed project under NHPC, the country’s largest hydroelectric power developer. Show Full Article

The run-of-the-river project on the Subansiri, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, will eventually have eight units with an installed capacity of 2,000 MW and will be one of the largest hydropower project once completed mid next year.

The project has faced massive delays due to protest

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