Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project:
The Prime Minister virtually inaugurated the 120 MW Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project recently.
- It is a 120 MW run-of-river hydropower project planned on the Kopili River basin in Assam.
- The project is situated in the West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (also known as North Cachar Hills) Autonomous District Council (ADC) areas of Central Assam.
- The project is being developed and currently owned by Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL).
- It is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its Assam Power Sector Investment Program.
- Kopili River is an interstate river in Northeast India that flows through Meghalaya and Assam.
- It is the largest south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam.
- Originating in the Meghalaya plateau, it flows through the districts of Karbi Anglong and Nagaon before merging with the Brahmaputra.
