New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal, in a written reply to Lok Sabha question on December 11, 2025, outlined the current status of hydropower projects under the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited, including operational capacity, projects under construction, financial allocations, and measures taken to address local concerns.

Operational Projects and Power Generation

NHPC and its joint venture/subsidiary companies have commissioned a total of 23 hydropower projects up to October 2025, with a combined installed capacity of 7,771 MW.

Power generation from these plants stood at 29,894 million units (MU) in 2022-23, 26,056 MU in 2023-24, and 25,194 MU in 2024-25. During the current financial year 2...