{"id":122161,"date":"2026-09-01T15:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122161"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:58:54","slug":"attunli-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/attunli-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Attunli Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Attunli Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects recently recommended environmental clearance for SJVN Limited\u2019s 680 MW Attunli Hydroelectric Project in Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Attunli Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> 680 MW run-of-river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hydropower project in the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dibang-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dibang Valley<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">district of <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project envisages an 85-metre <\/span><b>concrete gravity dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the <\/span><b>Tangon (Talo) river, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">along with a 7.955 km head race tunnel, a 93-metre surge shaft, and twin pressure shafts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>underground powerhouse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be equipped with four 170 MW Francis turbines, while a tailrace tunnel will discharge water back into the river.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is expected to generate around 2,728 million units annually.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project was initially conceived by Attunli Hydro Electric Power Company Limited, a joint venture of Jindal Power and the Hydro Power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh, before being allotted to <\/span><b>Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN).<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>SJVN <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a collaborative venture between the <\/span><b>government of India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the state <\/span><b>government of Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/powerpeakdigest.com\/attunli-hydro-project-ec-recommendation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PBD<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attunli Hydroelectric Project is a 680 MW run-of-river hydropower project in the Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh. 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