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NHPC to start operation of 2nd unit of Subansiri project from tomorrow

By IndianMandarins- 22 Dec 2025
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New Delhi (22.12.2025): NHPC will begin commercial operation of second unit of the 2,000 megawatt (MW) Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, being constructed at a cost of around Rs 27,000 crore, on December 23, 2025. This is second unit of the 2,000 megawatt (MW) Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project which is strategically very important.
NHPC, under Ministry of Power, is constructing the hydroelectric project (8 X 250 MW) near North Lakhimpur on the border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. This is the largest hydroelectric project ever undertaken in India and is a run-of-river project with water storage on Subansiri. In an exchange filing, NHPC said it "declares commercial operation of unit 2 (250 MW) of Subansiri Lower HE Project...from 00:00 hours on 23.12.2025."

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