List of Hydro Power Plants in India 2022

India, a country with a more than 1.4 billion population is the world's third largest electricity consumer and producer. As of now, India has 197 Hydro Power plants. Check the list below.

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List of Hydro Power Plants in India 2022

India, a country with a more than 1.4 billion population is the world’s third largest electricity consumer and producer. Its installed capacity is 403.7 GW as of June 2022. Out of which, more than sixty percent are produced using fossil fuels and thermal power plants. Currently, around 46,209 MW is produced n India using Hydro Power Plants.

Hydro power is one of the most cheap, environment friendly and broadly utilized renewable sources of energy among all the other sources available in the country. Hydropower basically means the Power which is generated from water and using that power, electricity is produced which is termed as Hydro electricity. Gravitational force of falling water id used to create that required energy. The best advantage of using hydropower is that it neither produces any direct waste matter nor is subjected to exhaustion.

The potential for hydro-electric potential in terms of installed capacity in India is estimated to be about 148,700 MW out of which a capacity of 42,783 MW (28.77%) has been produced so far and 13,616 MW (9.2 %) of capacity is under production.

As of now, India has 197 Hydro Power plants. India is endowed with an immense amount of hydroelectric potential and it has the fifth largest hydropower potential in terms of exploitable hydroelectric energy in the world. Top four countries are China, US, Brazil and Canada. The power generated from hydroelectric plants is used for several purposes.

Hydro Power Plants (producing more than 100 MW) in India

Name	River	Location	Capacity (MW)
Tehri Dam	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand	2400 MW
Srisailam Dam	Krishna	Andhra Pradesh	1670 MW
Nagarjunasagar	Krishna	Andhra Pradesh	965 MW
Sardar Sarovar	Narmada	Gujarat	1450 MW
Baspa-II	Baspa	Himachal Pradesh	300 MW
Nathpa Jhakri	Satluj	Himachal Pradesh	1500 MW
Bhakra Dam	Satluj	Punjab	1325 MW
Pandoh Dam	Beas	Himachal Pradesh	990 MW
Baira Siul	Ravi	Himachal Pradesh	198 MW
Chamera-I	Ravi	Himachal Pradesh	540 MW
Chamera-II	Ravi	Himachal Pradesh	300 MW
Pong	Beas	Himachal Pradesh	396 MW
Uri Hydroelectric Dam	Jhelum	Jammu & Kashmir	480 MW
Dulhasti	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir	390 MW
Salal	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir	690 MW
Sharavathi	Sharavati	Karnataka	1035 MW
Kalinadi	Kalinadi	Karnataka	955 MW
Idukki	Periyar	Kerala	780 MW
Bansagar Dam	Sone	Madhya Pradesh	425 MW
Bargi Dam	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh	105 MW
Omkareshwar	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh	520 MW
Indira Sagar	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh	1000 MW
Loktak	Manipur	Manipur	105 MW
Koyna	Koyna	Maharashtra	1960 MW
Bhira Hydroelectric Project	Mulshi Dam	Maharashtra	150 MW
Teesta VI	Teesta	Sikkim	510 MW
Tanakpur	Sharda	Uttarakhand	120 MW
Dhauliganga-I	Dhauliganga	Uttarakhand	280 MW
Loharinag Pala	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand	600 MW

List of Hydro Power Plants in India 2022 FAQs

Que.1 – Which country produces the most hydropower?
Ans.1 – With a total capacity of 341.1GW in 2017, China is the leading producer of hydropower in the world

Que.2 – Which is the first hydro electric power plant in India?
Ans. 2 – 4.5 MW Hydroelectric power station near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka.

Que. 3 – Which is the largest hydroelectric power plant in India?
Ans.3 – The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydroelectric power plant in India which is located near Patan, in Maharashtra’s Satara district.

Que. 4 – Which is the highest hydroelectric power project in the country?
Ans. 4 – Tehri Hydro Electric Power plant is the highest hydroelectric power project in the country.