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₹6.4L-cr plan targets 76 GW power from Brahmaputra

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October 14, 2025

BOOSTING HYDRO POTENTIAL

- ARUNIMA BHARADWAJ

THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY Authority (CEA) has charted out a ₹6.4 lakh crore transmission plan to evacuate 76 gigawatt (GW) of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047.

The plan covers a total of 69.13 GW of hydro potential available in the Brahmaputra Basin comprising 224 projects, each above 25 MW, and with cumulative installed capacity of 68.7 GW, as per a report published by the CEA on Monday.

As per the plan, phase 1 will cost ₹1.91 lakh crore while ₹4.52 lakh crore will be required for phase 2.

The plan includes projects allocated to central public sector companies, including NHPC, NEEPCO, and SJVN. Some of the projects are already in the pipeline.

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