NATIONAL SCHEMES

Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project (SLHEP)

  • The first of eight units of the 2,000-MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has begun undergoing a test run, signaling its imminent commissioning.

About Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project (SLHEP)

  • It 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.

About The Subansiri River

  • The Subansiri River is a trans-Himalayan river and the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra River that flows through Tibet’s Lhuntse County in the Shannan Prefecture, and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
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