Hydro Power Plants in India

India generates hydro-powered energy from 233 hydro power plants across the country. In total, these hydro power plants has a capacity of 45561.5 MW.

Name Capacity (MW) Type Other Fuel Commissioned Owner
ALIYAR 60.0 MW Hydro 1970
ALLAIN DUHANGAN 192.0 MW Hydro 2010
ALMATTI DAM 290.0 MW Hydro 2004
ANANDPUR SAHIB ST-I&II 134.0 MW Hydro 1985
ANDHRA 16.95 MW Hydro 1986
BAGLIHAR HEP 450.0 MW Hydro 2008
BAIRA SIUL 180.0 MW Hydro 1980
BALIMELA 510.0 MW Hydro 1984
BANER 12.0 MW Hydro 1996
BANSAGAR (I) 315.0 MW Hydro 1991
BANSAGAR (II) 30.0 MW Hydro 2002
BANSAGAR (III) 60.0 MW Hydro 2001
BANSAGAR (IV) 20.0 MW Hydro 2006
BARGI 90.0 MW Hydro 1988
BASPA 300.0 MW Hydro 2003
BASSI 66.0 MW Hydro 1973
BHADRA 26.0 MW Hydro 1968
BHAKRA 1379.0 MW Hydro 1964
BHANDARDHARA 34.0 MW Hydro 1996
BHATGARH 16.0 MW Hydro 1977
BHATSA 15.0 MW Hydro 1991
BHAWANI KATTALAI -II 30.0 MW Hydro 2013
BHAWANI KATTALAI -III 30.0 MW Hydro 2012
BHAWANI KATTALAI BARRAGE 30.0 MW Hydro 2006
BHIRA 300.0 MW Hydro 1962
BHIRA TAIL RACE 80.0 MW Hydro 1987
BHIVPURI 75.0 MW Hydro 1998
BINWA 6.0 MW Hydro 1984
BIRSINGHPUR 20.0 MW Hydro 1991
BUDHIL 70.0 MW Hydro 2012
CHAMERA II 300.0 MW Hydro 2003
CHAMERA-I 540.0 MW Hydro 1994
CHAMERA-III 231.0 MW Hydro 2012
CHANJU-I 36.0 MW Hydro 2017
CHEMBUKADAVU-II 3.75 MW Hydro 2004
CHENANI I to III 32.8 MW Hydro 1980
CHIBRO (YAMUNA) 240.0 MW Hydro 1975
CHILLA 144.0 MW Hydro 1980
CHUTAK 44.0 MW Hydro 2012
CHUZACHEN 110.0 MW Hydro 2013
DEHAR 990.0 MW Hydro 1979
DHAKRANI 33.75 MW Hydro 1967
DHALIPUR 51.0 MW Hydro 1967
DHAULI GANGA 280.0 MW Hydro 2005
DIKCHU 96.0 MW Hydro 2017
DONKARAYI 25.0 MW Hydro 1983
DOYANG 75.0 MW Hydro 2000
DUDH GANGA 24.0 MW Hydro 2000
DULHASTI 390.0 MW Hydro 2007
ELDARI 22.5 MW Hydro 1968
GAJ 10.5 MW Hydro 1996
GANDHARBAL 15.0 MW Hydro 1959
GANDHI SAGAR 115.0 MW Hydro 1961
GANGUWAL 77.65 MW Hydro 1957
GHANVI 22.5 MW Hydro 2000
GHAT PRABHA 32.0 MW Hydro 1992
GHATGHAR PSS 250.0 MW Hydro 2008
GIRI BATA 60.0 MW Hydro 1978
GUMTI 15.0 MW Hydro 1979
HAMPI 36.0 MW Hydro 1961
HASDEOBANGO 120.0 MW Hydro 1994
HIRAKUD I&II 347.5 MW Hydro 1963
IDAMALAYAR 75.0 MW Hydro 1987
IDUKKI 780.0 MW Hydro 1980
INDIRA SAGAR 1000.0 MW Hydro 2004
J.SAGAR 99.0 MW Hydro 1973
JALDHAKA I&II 36.0 MW Hydro 1971
JOG 139.2 MW Hydro 1963
JORETHANG LOOP 96.0 MW Hydro 2015
KADAMPARI 400.0 MW Hydro 1988
KADANA 240.0 MW Hydro 1994
KADRA 150.0 MW Hydro 1998
KAKKAD 50.0 MW Hydro 1999
KALINADI 855.0 MW Hydro 1981
KALINADI SUPA 100.0 MW Hydro 1985
KALLADA 15.0 MW Hydro 1994
KANHER 4.0 MW Hydro 1991
KARBI LANGPI 100.0 MW Hydro 2007
KARCHAM WANGTOO 1000.0 MW Hydro 2011
KARGIL 3.75 MW Hydro 1995
KHADAVASLA I&II 16.0 MW Hydro 1991
KHANDONG 50.0 MW Hydro 1984
KHARA 72.0 MW Hydro 1992
KHATIMA 41.4 MW Hydro 1955
KHODRI 120.0 MW Hydro 1984
KHOPOLI 72.0 MW Hydro 2002
KISHENGANGA 330.0 MW Hydro 2018
KODASALI 120.0 MW Hydro 1998
KODAYAR-I&II 100.0 MW Hydro 1970
KOLDAM 800.0 MW Hydro 2015
KOPILI 200.0 MW Hydro 1993
KOSI 20.0 MW Hydro 1973
KOTESHWAR 400.0 MW Hydro 2011
KOTLA 77.65 MW Hydro 1957
KOYNA COMPLEX 1956.0 MW Hydro 1984
KULHAL 30.0 MW Hydro 1975
KUNDAH I-V 555.0 MW Hydro 1966
KUTHUNGAL 21.0 MW Hydro 2001
KUTTIADI 125.0 MW Hydro 1983
KUTTIYADI Add ext 100.0 MW Hydro 2010
KYREDEMKULAI 60.0 MW Hydro 1979
LARGI 126.0 MW Hydro 2006
LIGANAMAKKI 55.0 MW Hydro 1979
LOKTAK 105.0 MW Hydro 1983
LOWER JHELUM 105.0 MW Hydro 1978
LOWER JURALA 240.0 MW Hydro 2015
LOWER METTUR 120.0 MW Hydro 1988
LOWER PERIYAR 180.0 MW Hydro 1997
LOWER SILERU 460.0 MW Hydro 1976
MACHKUND 114.75 MW Hydro 1957
MADHAVAMANTRI 4.5 MW Hydro 2003
MADHIKHEDA 60.0 MW Hydro 2006
MAHI BAJAJ I&II 140.0 MW Hydro 1987
MAITHON 63.2 MW Hydro 1957
MALANA 186.0 MW Hydro 2006
MALLARPUR 9.0 MW Hydro 1993
MANERI BHALI 394.0 MW Hydro 2002
MANI DPH 9.0 MW Hydro 1993
MANIKDOH 6.0 MW Hydro 1996
MANIYAR 12.0 MW Hydro 1994
MATATILLA 30.6 MW Hydro 1965
METTUR DAM 250.0 MW Hydro 1960
MOYAR 36.0 MW Hydro 1952
MUKERIAN I -IV 207.0 MW Hydro 1987
MUNIRABAD 28.3 MW Hydro 1963
MYNTDU 126.0 MW Hydro 2012
NAGARJUNA SAGAR 815.6 MW Hydro 1982
NAGARJUNA SAGAR TPD 50.0 MW Hydro 2017
NARAYANPUR 11.6 MW Hydro 1998
NARIMANGLAM 45.0 MW Hydro 1961
NATHPA JHAKRI 1500.0 MW Hydro 2003
NEW UMTRU 40.0 MW Hydro 2017
NIMOO BAZGO 45.0 MW Hydro 2013
NIZAM SAGAR 10.0 MW Hydro 1956
NURANANG 6.0 MW Hydro 1997
N_SAGAR LBC 60.0 MW Hydro 1992
N_SAGAR RBC 90.0 MW Hydro 1985
OBRA 99.0 MW Hydro 1970
OMKARESHWAR 520.0 MW Hydro 2007
PAITHON 12.0 MW Hydro 1984
PALLIVASAL 37.5 MW Hydro 1970
PANCHET 80.0 MW Hydro 1975
PANNIAR 30.0 MW Hydro 1982
PAPANASAM 32.0 MW Hydro 1946
PARBATI-III 520.0 MW Hydro 2014
PARE 110.0 MW Hydro 2018
PARSEN_S VALLE 30.0 MW Hydro 2000
PATHRI 20.4 MW Hydro 1955
PAWANA 10.0 MW Hydro 1988
PENCH 160.0 MW Hydro 1986
PENNA AHOBELAM 20.0 MW Hydro 1994
PERIYAR 161.0 MW Hydro 1960
POCHAMPAD 36.0 MW Hydro 1987
PONG 396.0 MW Hydro 1979
PORINGALKUTTU 32.0 MW Hydro 1958
PORINGALKUTTU L 16.0 MW Hydro 1999
PRIYADARSHNI JURALA 234.0 MW Hydro 2009
PULICHINTALA 120.0 MW Hydro 2017
PURULIA PSS 900.0 MW Hydro 2007
PYKARA 59.2 MW Hydro 1943
PYKARA ALIMATE 150.0 MW Hydro 2005
R.P.SAGAR 172.0 MW Hydro 1968
RADHANAGRI 4.8 MW Hydro 1952
RAJGHAT (MP) 45.0 MW Hydro 1999
RAMGANGA 198.0 MW Hydro 1976
RAMMAM 50.0 MW Hydro 1995
RAMPUR 412.02 MW Hydro 2013
RANGANADI 405.0 MW Hydro 2002
RANGIT-III 60.0 MW Hydro 2000
RANJIT SAGAR 600.0 MW Hydro 2000
RENGALI 250.0 MW Hydro 1988
RIHAND_Hydro 300.0 MW Hydro 1962
RMC MANGROL 6.0 MW Hydro 1992
S.SAROVAR CHPH 250.0 MW Hydro 2004
S.SAROVAR RBPH 1200.0 MW Hydro 2005
SABARIGIRI 300.0 MW Hydro 1966
SALAL I & II 690.0 MW Hydro 1990
SANJAY BHABA 120.0 MW Hydro 1989
SARKARPATHY 30.0 MW Hydro 1966
SENGULAM 48.0 MW Hydro 1977
SERVALAR 20.0 MW Hydro 1986
SEWA-II 120.0 MW Hydro 2010
SEWA-III 9.0 MW Hydro 2002
SHANAN 110.0 MW Hydro 1954
SHARAVATHY 1035.0 MW Hydro 1969
SHARAVATHY TAIL RACE (Gerusupa) 240.0 MW Hydro 2001
SHIMSAPURA 17.2 MW Hydro 1939
SHOLAYAR 54.0 MW Hydro 1964
SHOLAYAR I&II 70.0 MW Hydro 1971
SINGUR 15.0 MW Hydro 1999
SIVASAMUNDRUM 42.0 MW Hydro 1927
SRINAGAR 330.0 MW Hydro 2015
SRISAILAM 770.0 MW Hydro 1984
SRISAILAM LBPH 900.0 MW Hydro 2001
STAKNA 4.0 MW Hydro 1986
SUBERNREKHA I&II 130.0 MW Hydro 1978
SURULIYAR 35.0 MW Hydro 1978
SURYA 6.0 MW Hydro 1998
T.B. DAM 36.0 MW Hydro 1960
TANAKPUR 94.2 MW Hydro 1992
TASHIDING 97.0 MW Hydro 2017
TAWA 13.5 MW Hydro 2002
TEESTA I-III 67.5 MW Hydro 1998
TEESTA -V 510.0 MW Hydro 2008
TEESTA LOW DAM -IV 160.0 MW Hydro 2016
TEESTA LOW DAM-III 132.0 MW Hydro 2013
TEESTA-III 1200.0 MW Hydro 2017
TEHRI ST -1 1000.0 MW Hydro 2006
THIROT 4.5 MW Hydro 1995
TILLARI 60.0 MW Hydro 1986
TILLAYA 4.0 MW Hydro 1953
TUIRIAL 60.0 MW Hydro 2017
U.B.D.C. ST.-I& II 91.35 MW Hydro 1981
U.ROGNICHU 8.0 MW Hydro 1993
UJJAINI 12.0 MW Hydro 1994
UKAI LBC 5.0 MW Hydro 1987
UKAI_Hydro 300.0 MW Hydro 1974
UMIAM I II &IV 96.0 MW Hydro 1980
UMTRU (NEW) 11.2 MW Hydro 1957
UPPAR INDRAVATI 600.0 MW Hydro 1999
UPPER KOLAB 320.0 MW Hydro 1990
UPPER SILERU I&II 240.0 MW Hydro 1981
UPPER SINDH I& II 105.0 MW Hydro 1996
URI 480.0 MW Hydro 1996
URI -II 240.0 MW Hydro 2013
URUMI 3.75 MW Hydro 2004
VAIGAI DAM 13.5 MW Hydro 1995
VAITARNA 60.0 MW Hydro 1976
VARAHI 460.0 MW Hydro 1999
VIR 9.0 MW Hydro 1975
VISHNU PRAYAG 400.0 MW Hydro 2006
WARNA 16.0 MW Hydro 1998
WY.CANAL A -D 62.4 MW Hydro 1991

What is hydropower?

Hydropower, also known as hydroelectric power, is a form of renewable energy that generates electricity by harnessing the power of moving water. It involves the conversion of the energy in flowing water into electrical energy using turbines and generators.

The process of generating hydropower typically involves constructing a dam or other structure that creates a reservoir or a flow of water with significant potential energy. The stored or flowing water is then directed through turbines, which spin and generate electricity. The amount of electricity generated depends on the amount of water flowing through the turbines and the height of the dam or reservoir, which determines the potential energy of the water.

Hydropower is a widely used form of renewable energy, accounting for about 16% of the world's electricity generation. It is also a flexible and reliable source of energy that can be used for both large-scale and small-scale electricity generation. Additionally, it provides a range of other benefits, such as flood control, irrigation, and water supply for drinking and agriculture.

How much electricity is generated from hydropower each year?

According to the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global hydropower capacity reached 1,308 GW at the end of 2020, generating 4,366 TWh of electricity annually.

Wich country is the largest producer of hydroelectric power?

The largest hydropower producer is China, with an installed capacity of 356 GW and an annual generation of 1,348 TWh. Other leading hydropower producers include Brazil, Canada, the United States, and Russia.

What is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world?

The largest hydroelectric power plant in the world is the Three Gorges Dam located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The dam spans the Yangtze River and has a total installed capacity of 22.5 GW. It consists of 32 turbine-generator units, each with a capacity of 700 MW, and is capable of generating approximately 101.6 TWh of electricity per year.

The Three Gorges Dam is also the largest power station of any kind in the world, surpassing even the largest thermal power plants. The construction of the dam began in 1994 and was completed in 2012, at a cost of approximately US$28 billion. It is a key part of China's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and to meet its growing demand for electricity.

Is hydropower is a renewable energy source?

The generation of hydroelectric power utilize the natural energy of water flowing or falling to generate electricity, which is replenished by the water cycle. The water used to generate electricity in hydropower plants is not consumed or depleted, but rather returned to the natural water cycle. Thus, hydropower is classified as a renewable source of energy.

Data Information

This data is a derivitive set of data gathered by source mentioned below.

Data Sources

Global Energy Observatory/Google/KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm/Enipedia/World Resources Institute/database.earth