Parliament was informed that 39 hydro projects totaling 14,623.5 MW capacity are currently under construction in the country, with nine of them stalled.
Power Minister R K Singh stated in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that steps are being taken by developers and the government to restart stalled projects.
“39 Hydro Electric Projects (above 25 MW) aggregating to 14,623.5 MW are under implementation in the country. Out of these, 30 projects aggregating to 13,387.5 MW are under active construction and likely to be commissioned by 2026-27 and 9 projects aggregating to 1,236 MW are presently stalled (as on December 31, 2022),” Singh said.
In order to fast-track the development of HEPs in northeastern region, a basin-wise indication of projects has been undertaken by CPSUs, he said.
