{"id":92915,"date":"2026-03-16T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92915"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:50:26","slug":"lower-kopili-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lower-kopili-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister virtually inaugurated the 120 MW Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lower Kopili 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>120 MW run-of-river hydropower project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> planned on the <\/span><b>Kopili River basin in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is situated in the West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (also known as North Cachar Hills) Autonomous District Council (ADC) areas of Central Assam.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is being <\/span><b>developed and currently owned by<\/b> <b>Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under its Assam Power Sector Investment Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Kopili River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>interstate river in Northeast India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that flows through the states of<\/span><b> Meghalaya and Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> largest south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Originating <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Meghalaya plateau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it flows through the districts of Karbi Anglong and Nagaon before merging with the Brahmaputra.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>total length is 256 km,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of which<\/span><b> 78 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> form the <\/span><b>common border of Meghalaya and Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the remaining <\/span><b>178 km lie in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelassam.com\/north-east-india-news\/assam-news\/120-mw-lower-kopili-hydroelectric-project-inaugurated-in-dima-hasao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project is a 120 MW run-of-river hydropower project planned on the Kopili River basin in Assam. 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