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Largest hydropower plants in India

416 hydro records for India carry a capacity figure: 108.3 GW in total, 58.6 GW of it operating across 325 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the India market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in India

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Koyna Complex1,956 MWOperational
2Nathpa Jhakri hydroelectric plantSatluj Jal Vidyut Nigam LTD (SJVN)1,500 MWOperational
3S.Sarovar Rbph1,200 MWOperational
4Teesta-III hydroelectric plantTeesta Urja Ltd1,200 MWOperational
5Karcham Wangtoo hydroelectric plantJSW Energy Ltd1,045 MWOperational
6Sharavathy hydroelectric plantKarnataka Power Corp Ltd1,035 MWOperational
7Indira Sagar hydroelectric plantNarmada Hydroelectric Development CORP (NHDC)1,000 MWOperational
8Koyna-IV hydroelectric plantMaharashtra State Power Generation CO (MAHAGENCO)1,000 MWOperational
9Tehri hydroelectric plantTHDC India Ltd1,000 MWOperational
10Dehar hydroelectric plantBhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)990 MWOperational
11Purulia Pss900 MWOperational
12Srisailam Lbph900 MWOperational
13Kalinadi Nagjhari hydroelectric plantKarnataka Power Corp Ltd900 MWOperational
14Kalinadi855 MWOperational
15Nagarjuna Sagar816 MWOperational
16Koldam hydroelectric plantNTPC Ltd800 MWOperational
17Parbati-II hydroelectric plantcheckedNHPC Ltd800 MWOperational
18Bhakra Right hydroelectric plantBhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)785 MWOperational
19Idukki hydroelectric plantKerala State Electricity Board LTD (KSEB)780 MWOperational
20Srisailam770 MWOperational
21Srisailam Right Bank hydroelectric plantAndhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp Ltd770 MWOperational
22Salal hydroelectric plantcheckedNational Hydroelectric Power CORP (NHPC)690 MWOperational
23Bhakra Left hydroelectric plantBhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)612 MWOperational
24Uppar Indravati600 MWOperational
25Kameng hydroelectric plantNorth Eastern Electric Power Corporation LTD (NEEPCO)600 MWOperational
26Koyna-I&II hydroelectric plantMaharashtra State Power Generation CO (MAHAGENCO)600 MWOperational
27Ranjit Sagar hydroelectric plantPunjab State Power Corporation Ltd600 MWOperational
28Upper Indravati hydroelectric plantOdisha Hydro Power Corp Ltd600 MWOperational
29Chamera-I hydroelectric plantcheckedNHPC Ltd540 MWOperational
30Omkareshwar hydroelectric plantNarmada Hydroelectric Development CORP (NHDC)520 MWOperational

Watch India hydro. One email when a project on this ranking moves stage, is corrected, or a larger one is added.

Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Siang Upper hydroelectric plantNational Hydroelectric Power CORP (NHPC)10,000 MWConcept
2Pancheshwar hydroelectric plantMinistry of Water Resources Government of India6,480 MWDevelopment
3Dibang Multipurpose hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd2,880 MWConstruction
4Oju hydroelectric plantNavayuga Engineering Co Ltd2,220 MWConcept
5Subansiri Lower hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd2,000 MWConstruction
6Upper Subansiri hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd1,605 MWConcept
7Kalai II hydroelectric plantTehri Hydro Development Corporation India Ltd1,200 MWDevelopment
8Pakal Dul hydroelectric plantJammu and Kashmir State Power Development CORP LTD (JKSPDCL)1,000 MWConstruction
9Polavaram hydroelectric plantAndhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp Ltd960 MWConstruction
10Kirthai-II hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd930 MWDevelopment
11Niare hydroelectric plantAndra Power Pvt Ltd909 MWConcept
12Ratle hydroelectric plantJammu and Kashmir State Power Development CORP LTD (JKSPDCL)850 MWConstruction
13Bursar hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd800 MWConcept
14Idukki-II hydroelectric plantKerala State Electricity Board LTD (KSEB)800 MWConcept
15Tato-II hydroelectric plantReliance Power Ltd700 MWDevelopment
16Attunli hydroelectric plantSatluj Jal Vidyut Nigam LTD (SJVN)680 MWDevelopment
17Kiru hydroelectric plantJammu and Kashmir State Power Development CORP LTD (JKSPDCL)624 MWConstruction
18Kwar hydroelectric plantJammu and Kashmir State Power Development CORP LTD (JKSPDCL)540 MWConstruction
19Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric plantNTPC Ltd520 MWConstruction
20Teesta-IV hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd520 MWDevelopment
21Dugar hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd500 MWDevelopment
22Hirong hydroelectric plantNorth Eastern Electric Power Corporation LTD (NEEPCO)500 MWDevelopment
23Teesta-VI hydroelectric plantNHPC Ltd500 MWConstruction
24Kynshi-II hydroelectric plantJaiprakash Power Ventures LTD (JPPVL)450 MWConcept
25Shontong Karcham hydroelectric plantHimachal Pradesh Power Corp Ltd450 MWConstruction
26Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydroelectric plantTHDC India Ltd444 MWConstruction
27Kishau Dam hydroelectric plantUttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd422 MWConcept
28Amulin hydroelectric plantSatluj Jal Vidyut Nigam LTD (SJVN)420 MWConcept
29Mihumdon hydroelectric plantSatluj Jal Vidyut Nigam LTD (SJVN)400 MWConcept
30Seli hydroelectric plantNTPC Ltd400 MWDevelopment

The India hydro records as a file

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Questions about hydro in India

What is the largest hydropower plant in India?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in India is Koyna Complex at 1,956 MW. Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in India?+

Siang Upper hydroelectric plant at 10,000 MW, at concept stage. Of the 108.3 GW of hydro on record for India, 58.6 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does India have?+

Solandor holds 416 hydro records for India with a stated capacity, 325 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.