Guwahati, Dec 4: After a 20-year-long journey, the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Power Project began generating power from Wednesday, and one unit was synchronised with the national power grid at 6.12 pm.

The 2,000 MW project, being implemented by NHPC, will have eight units of 250 MW each, and the second unit started generating yesterday. Three more units are likely to be commissioned this month, while the entire project is likely to be commissioned by March 2027.

The consultant of the project, AN Mohammad, told The Assam Tribune that it was a defining moment in India’s hydropower journey as soon as one unit of the Lower Subansiri project was synchronised with the National Grid.

Mohammad said that the commissioning process commenced with Unit 1 and Unit 2, which underwent mechanical r

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