NHPC awaits dam safety nod to commission Subansiri project
NHPC Limited is awaiting final clearance from the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) to begin commercial operations of the first three units—each of 250 MW—of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project. The update was confirmed by NHPC on June 30, 2025, as reported by Assam Tribune. The long-delayed, high-stakes project on the Subansiri River near North Lakhimpur—at the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh—has already consumed over Rs 90 billion and more than two decades of…