{"id":69112,"date":"2026-07-19T15:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69112"},"modified":"2026-07-19T17:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:25:02","slug":"naying-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/naying-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Naying Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Naying Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre recently granted environmental clearance to the 1,000 MW Naying Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Naying 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 proposed <\/span><b>1,000 MW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hydropower project planned on the <\/span><b>Siyom (Yomgo) River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the West Siang district of<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>run-of-the-river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project includes the construction of a <\/span><b>concrete dam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an <\/span><b>underground powerhouse, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and tunnels, with work expected to begin around 2028 and commissioning planned for 2032.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project consists of 4 turbines, each with 250 MW nameplate capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once completed, the project is expected to generate approximately 4,966.77 million units of electricity annually.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be implemented by the <\/span><b>North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a Miniratna Schedule \u201dA\u201d <\/span><b>Government of India enterprise <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the Ministry of Power.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Siyom River<\/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> right-bank tributary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmaputra-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Brahmaputra <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmaputra-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">River<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a river in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that flows through the West Siang region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Mouling National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located on the<\/span><b> east bank <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Siyom has a length of about <\/span><b>170 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opindia.com\/news-updates\/modi-govt-approves-1000-mw-naying-hydel-project-in-arunachal-pradesh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OPI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Naying Hydroelectric Project is a proposed 1,000 MW run-of-the-river hydropower project in West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. 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