{"id":4593,"date":"2026-06-19T11:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:35:51","slug":"etalin-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/etalin-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Etalin Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Etalin Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHPC Limited recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh for the development of the 3,097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Etalin Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>3,097 MW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hydropower project planned on the <\/span><b>Dri and Talo rivers (tributaries of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dibang-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dibang River<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Dibang Valley.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of the largest hydropower projects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proposed in the country in terms of installed capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is proposed to be developed as a <\/span><b>combination of two run-of-the-river schemes, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involving the construction of <\/span><b>concrete gravity dams on the Dri River and Talo River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with an <\/span><b>underground powerhouse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near their confluence close to Etalin village.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is expected to generate 12,752 GWh of electricity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project area falls under the <\/span><b>\u201crichest biogeographical province of the Himalayan zone\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and \u201cone of the <\/span><b>mega-biodiversity hotspots of the world\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>project are<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a is <\/span><b>dominated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by indigenous populations belonging to <\/span><b>Idu-Mishmi tribes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is being <\/span><b>executed by NHPC Limited<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (formerly known as the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project will be implemented on a <\/span><b>Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) basis.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHPC will be responsible for developing and operating the project for a <\/span><b>lease period of 40 years <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the Commercial Operation Date (COD). <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psuwatch.com\/amp\/story\/newsupdates\/nhpc-signs-moa-with-govt-of-arunachal-for-3097-mw-etalin-hydroelectric-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PSU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Etalin Hydroelectric Project is a 3,097 MW hydropower project planned on the Dri and Talo rivers (tributaries of the Dibang River) in Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Dibang Valley. 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