NHPC is planning to commission its 2,000 MW Subansiri hydropower project by March 2022. The various construction activities and downstream river protection works undertaken by the company. Construction work of the ambitious project at Gerukamukh along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Subansiri river was halted from December 2011 to October 2019 due to protests by locals and many groups fearing about safety and the adverse impact on the downstream of the river. The initial project cost was estimated at Rs 6,285 crore.
NHPC is engaged in electric power generation by hydroelectric power plants. The company is also engaged in contracts, project management and consultancy works.
