Subansiri Lower Project Starts Wet Commissioning of Unit 1
Why in the news
India’s biggest hydropower plant took a step closer to running, as the first generating unit entered its water-based trial stage.
Key facts
- Project: Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project.
- Total capacity: 2,000 MW, the largest hydropower project in India.
- Milestone: wet commissioning of the first 250-MW unit.
- Location: along the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam boundary.
Exam angle
- Name and size: Subansiri Lower, 2,000 MW; unit being tested: 250 MW.
- Term to know: wet commissioning, the trial run indicating the project is close to operations.
- States linked: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.