Arunachal government steps up push to revive major hydropower projectsArunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein reviewed major and small hydropower projects, including Etalin and Subansiri Upper, to ...
18 Dec, 2025, 09.26 PM IST
Why China's neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam projectChina has commenced construction on a massive $170 billion hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo River, raising concerns among downstrea...
22 Jul, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Carefully monitoring all developments related to Brahmaputra: Govt on China's dam projectIndia is actively monitoring China's plan to construct a hydropower project on the Brahmaputra river and has taken necessary measures to pr...
27 Mar, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
China touts controversial Tibetan dam project in economic plan, India watches closelyChina plans to build a hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, which could have the potential to gen...
05 Mar, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
China okays mega dam in Tibet's high seismic zoneChina has approved building a mega dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India. The project might red...
27 Dec, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
India set to start mega hydropower project near China borderNHPC Ltd will begin trial runs in July for the Subansiri Lower hydropower project, which runs through the states of Assam and Arunachal Pra...
13 Jun, 2023, 11.04 PM IST
80 dead, 204 missing after February 7 avalanche in Uttarakhand: Govt informs Lok SabhaUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the avalanche occurred in the upper catchment of Rishiganga river, a tributary of Alakn...
20 Jul, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
Government mulls longer fixed cost recovery period for hydro powerThe ministry is working on the hydropower policy to provide Rs 16,000 crore assistance to projects to promote the clean source of energy.
04 Dec, 2017, 09.21 PM IST
Looking at ways to reduce hydro power generation costs: Piyush GoyalCurrently, 44 hydroelectric projects -- having a generation capacity of over 25 MW -- are under construction. Their installed capacity woul...
30 Mar, 2017, 04.56 PM IST
Nawaz Sharif inaugurates hydropower project in Pakistan occupied KashmirPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today inaugurated the $320 million Gulpur hydropower project in PoK which can produce 102 MW of electr...
15 Oct, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir government demands transfer of Dulhasti and Uri hydropower projectsApart from this, the state wants a share in profits of NHPC emanating from Jammu and Kashmir's waters and a revision of all royalty agreeme...
10 Apr, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
New transmission line offers respite to power-hit Assam“We have invested Rs 500 crore on the first line and will invest another Rs 500 crore on the second line," Pravin Agarwal, director, Sterli...
17 Sep, 2013, 10.32 AM IST
New transmission line offers respite to power hit AssamPower-hungry Assam has got a lifeline as the first of the two lines of the first ultra mega transmission project has started operations.
16 Sep, 2013, 04.04 AM IST
- Nepal should strengthen cooperation with India on hydropower: Experts
The remark was made by energy experts, government officials and politicians during a panel discussion as part of a two-day Power Summit 201...
28 Aug, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
- Uttarkhand to ask Centre for green bonus: CM
Bahuguna said that he would make requests centre to release a ‘green bonus’ to help compensate for the loss of over Rs 2000 crores to the s...
12 May, 2013, 03.44 AM IST
- 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo hydro electric project to be commissioned in Himachal Pradesh
India's largest Hydropower Project, in the Private Sector Karcham Wangtoo in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh is scheduled for commissi...
05 Jul, 2011, 09.18 PM IST
- Tata Power forms equal JV with Norway's SN
Later in 1910, as Tata had envisioned, Tata Hydro Electric Power Company (now known as Tata Power) was born, six years after Jamsetji Tata'...
02 Nov, 2009, 04.33 AM IST