Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project : Set To Commence
Power generation is set to commence at the highly controversial Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project from next year.
- Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project (SLHEP) is an under-construction gravity dam on the Subansiri River in North Eastern India on the borders of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
- It is a run-of-river project.
- It will be the single largest hydroelectric plant in India when completed.
- The project is being developed by the state-run National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC).
- It is expected to supply 2,000 MW of power (eight 250 MW units) when completed.
- Subansiri River is a trans-Himalayan River and a right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River.
- Also called the Gold River, the Subansiri River is famous for its gold dust.
- It joins the Brahmaputra River in the Lakhimpur district of Assam.
- It is approx. 518 km long, with a drainage basin of 32,640 s km.
- It is the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra, contributing 7.92% of the Brahmaputra’s total flow.
