The Subansari Lower Dam is a 2,000 Mega-Watt

Watt

The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

 under construction hydroelectric power project of NHPC limited. The 116 m concrete gravity dam measured from the river bed is on the Subansiri River

Subansiri River

The Subansiri River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Subansiri is long, with a drainage basin large. The Subansiri is the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra. Its maximum observed discharge...

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The surface powerhouse will contain 8 units of Francis turbines of 250 MW each. When constructed it will be the largest hydroelectric

Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

 project in India. The project is located near North Lakhimpur

North Lakhimpur

North Lakhimpur is a city in India and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the North Eastern state Assam, about north east of Guwahati...

 on the border of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

 and Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...

. It is scheduled to be completed by approx 2012.

External links

• Subansiri Lower Project at NHPC