Status of Projects Undertaken by NHPC

Fourteen hydro-electric projects (HEPs) with an aggregate installed capacity of 5295 MW of NHPC are under operation. Another ten HEPs with total capacity of 4502 MW are under various stages of construction.

Out of these, Chamera-III (231 MW), Uri-II (240 MW) and Chutak (44 MW) HEPs are likely to be commissioned during the current year (Annex-I).

Giving this information in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today the Minister of State for Power K.C.Venugopal said twelve more HEPs of NHPC, with an aggregate installed capacity of 9651 MW, are under various stages of development (Annex-II). He said in addition, seven projects with installed capacity of 2485 MW are under process of Survey & Investigation for preparation of Detailed Project Report (Annex-III). The Minister added that besides these, NHPC has also signed Memorandum of Understanding with Orissa Hydro Power Corporation Ltd. and Government of Orissa for formation of a Joint Venture Company to develop hydroelectric projects with an aggregate capacity of 320 MW in Orissa. He informed that the NHPC is also pursuing development of HEPs through Joint Venture in neighbouring countries like Bhutan, Myanmar, etc.

ANNEX-I

ANNEX-II

List of Projects awaiting statutory clearances/ Government approvals

ANNEX-III

List of Projects under DPR/FR stage

* The Implementation agreement between NHPC and Govt. of Uttarakhand is yet to be signed. The same is under process.

Source : PIB