Dams and hydropower in India

Region: India, 2026
Data: Hydropower plants of 25 MW or more with capacity, status, river and year; dams with storage and height; rivers by mean flow.
Rule: Circles are hydropower plants sized by capacity, solid if operating and outlined if under construction; grey diamonds are dams with little or no power; blue lines are rivers, wider with more flow.

India’s large hydropower is concentrated in the Himalaya, from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, and on the rivers of the Western Ghats. Most of the big storage reservoirs, such as Bhakra, Sardar Sarovar, Indira Sagar, Nagarjuna Sagar and Hirakud, were built for irrigation as much as power, and several new plants are pumped storage. The map shows 185 hydropower plants of 25 MW or more, 42,860 MW operating and 15,762 MW under construction, and 19 other dams with reservoirs of 1,000 million m³ or more, as of October 2026.

Map: Dams and hydropower in India. 185 hydropower plants (42,860 MW operating, 15,762 MW under construction) and 19 dams with large reservoirs.

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The largest plants

Plant	River	Status	MW
Saidongar		under construction	3,000
Dibang	Dibang River	under construction	2,880
Subansiri Lower	Subansiri River	under construction	2,000
Koyna	Koyna River	operating	1,960
Nathpa Jhakri	Sutlej	operating	1,500
Bhakra	Sutlej	operating	1,325
Sardar Sarovar	Narmada River	operating	1,200
Teesta-III	Teesta River	operating	1,200
Indira Sagar	Narmada River	operating	1,000
Tehri	Bhagirathi	operating	1,000

Hydropower by state, MW

State	Operating, MW	Under construction, MW
Himachal Pradesh	11,245	660
Arunachal Pradesh	1,115	5,306
Jammu and Kashmir	3,356	3,052
Maharashtra	2,761	3,000
Uttarakhand	3,186	1,924
Telangana	3,266	0
Sikkim	2,282	620
Madhya Pradesh	2,153	0
Odisha	2,148	0
Gujarat	1,990	0
Andhra Pradesh	815	960
Kerala	1,749	0
Karnataka	1,683	0
West Bengal	1,068	120
Punjab	915	0
Tamil Nadu	767	0
Uttar Pradesh	596	0
Rajasthan	526	0
Meghalaya	362	0
Jharkhand	273	0
Assam	150	120
Chhattisgarh	120	0
Manipur	105	0
Ladakh	94	0
Nagaland	75	0
Mizoram	60	0

The largest reservoirs

Dam	River	Gross storage, million m³
Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal	Krishna	11,600
Rihand	Rihand	10,600
Indira Sagar	Narmada River	9,750
Sardar Sarovar	Narmada River	9,500
Bhakra	Sutlej	9,340
Srisailam Right Bank	Krishna	8,722
Pong	Beas	8,570
Ukai	Tapi River	8,510

Barrages, planned projects and plants under 25 MW are left out; plants under construction are shown from 100 MW. A few plants without published positions are not shown, so totals run somewhat below India’s official installed hydro capacity.
Where a complex has several powerhouses (Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Koyna, Sardar Sarovar), they are shown as listed by their operators.
Some positions are approximate: placed at the dam, or at the nearest named place. Capacities differ between sources in several cases; the figure used is the operator’s or the most recent where they differ.

All sites

Every site on the map. Select a row to find it on the plate.

204 sites

	Details
	Type Pumped-storage plantProject Saidongar-1 Karjat Pumped StorageStatus Under construction	3,000
	Type Hydropower plantProject Dibang Multipurpose ProjectRiver Dibang RiverStatus Under construction	2,880
	Type Hydropower plantProject Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Power ProjectRiver Subansiri RiverStatus Under construction	2,000
	Type Hydropower plantProject Koyna Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Koyna RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 1962Gross storage 2,800 million m³Height 103 m	1,960
	Type Hydropower plantProject Nathpa Jhakri DamRiver SutlejStatus OperatingCompleted 2004Gross storage 3.43 million m³Height 68 m	1,500
	Type Hydropower plantProject Bhakra DamRiver SutlejStatus OperatingCompleted 1963Gross storage 9,340 million m³Height 226 m	1,325
	Type Hydropower plantProject Sardar Sarovar Dam Power HouseRiver Narmada RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2006Gross storage 9,500 million m³Height 163 m	1,200
	Type Hydropower plantProject Teesta-III Hydroelectric Power StationRiver Teesta RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2017	1,200
	Type Hydropower plantProject Indira Sagar Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Narmada RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2005Gross storage 9,750 million m³Height 92 m	1,000
	Type Hydropower plantProject Tehri Dam hydroelectric power stationRiver BhagirathiStatus OperatingCompleted 2006Gross storage 3,540 million m³Height 261 m	1,000
	Type Hydropower plantProject Pakal Dul DamRiver Marusudar (Chenab tributary)Status Under constructionGross storage 108 million m³Height 167 m	1,000
	Type Hydropower plantProject Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric PlantRiver SutlejStatus OperatingCompleted 2011Height 98 m	1,000
	Type Hydropower plantProject Dehar Power House (Beas-Sutlej Link)River Sutlej (tailrace into Sutlej, via Beas diversion)Status OperatingCompleted 1977	990
	Type Hydropower plantProject Polavaram Hydro Electric Project (Indirasagar)River GodavariStatus Under construction	960
	Type Pumped-storage plantProject Purulia Pumped Storage Power StationRiver Kistobazar nullah (Sobha nullah tributary)Status OperatingCompleted 2008	900
	Type Hydropower plantProject Srisailam Left Bank Hydro Electric StationRiver KrishnaStatus Operating	900
	Type Hydropower plantProject Baglihar Hydroelectric Power StationRiver ChenabStatus OperatingCompleted 2008Gross storage 396 million m³Height 143 m	900
	Type Hydropower plantProject Ratle Hydroelectric PlantRiver ChenabStatus Under constructionGross storage 79 million m³Height 133 m	850
	Type Hydropower plantProject Nagarjuna Sagar Main Power HouseRiver KrishnaStatus OperatingCompleted 1978	816
	Type Hydropower plantProject Kol Dam (Koldam)River SutlejStatus OperatingCompleted 2015Gross storage 576 million m³Height 167 m	800
	Type Hydropower plantProject Parbati II Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Parbati (Beas tributary)Status OperatingCompleted 2025	800
	Type Hydropower plantProject Idukki Hydro Electric Project (Moolamattom)River PeriyarStatus OperatingCompleted 1976Gross storage 2,000 million m³Height 169 m	780
	Type Hydropower plantProject Srisailam Right Bank Hydro Electric StationRiver KrishnaStatus OperatingCompleted 1987Gross storage 8,722 million m³Height 145 m	770
	Type Hydropower plantProject Salal Hydroelectric Power StationRiver ChenabStatus OperatingCompleted 1996Gross storage 281 million m³Height 113 m	690
	Type Hydropower plantProject Kishau Multipurpose ProjectRiver TonsStatus Under construction	660
	Type Hydropower plantProject Kiru Hydroelectric ProjectRiver ChenabStatus Under constructionHeight 135 m	624
	Type Hydropower plantProject Upper Indravati Hydroelectric Power StationRiver Indravati RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 1999	600
	Type Hydropower plantProject Ranjit Sagar Dam (Thein)River RaviStatus OperatingCompleted 2001Gross storage 3,280 million m³Height 160 m	600
	Type Hydropower plantProject Kameng Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Bichom and Tenga rivers (Kameng River tributaries)Status OperatingCompleted 2021	600
	Type Hydropower plantProject Chamera I Hydroelectric ProjectRiver RaviStatus OperatingCompleted 1994	540
	Type Hydropower plantProject Kwar Hydroelectric ProjectRiver ChenabStatus Under constructionHeight 109 m	540
	Type Hydropower plantProject Omkareshwar Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Narmada RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2007	520
	Type Hydropower plantProject Parbati III Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Parbati (Beas tributary)Status OperatingCompleted 2014	520
	Type Hydropower plantProject Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower PlantRiver DhauligangaStatus Under construction	520
	Type Hydropower plantProject Balimela Hydroelectric Power StationRiver Sileru RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 1977Gross storage 3,610 million m³Height 70 m	510
	Type Hydropower plantProject Teesta-V Power StationRiver Teesta RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2008	510
	Type Hydropower plantProject Teesta-VI Hydroelectric ProjectRiver Teesta RiverStatus Under construction	500
	Type Hydropower plantProject Uri-I Hydroelectric Power StationRiver JhelumStatus OperatingCompleted 1997	480
	Type Hydropower plantProject Varahi Hydro Electric StationRiver VarahiStatus OperatingCompleted 1989	460
	Type Hydropower plantProject Lower Sileru Hydro Electric StationRiver SileruStatus OperatingCompleted 1976	460
	Type Hydropower plantProject Shongtong Karcham Hydroelectric ProjectRiver SutlejStatus Under construction	450
	Type Hydropower plantProject Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric ProjectRiver AlaknandaStatus Under construction	444
	Type Hydropower plantProject Bansagar Hydroelectric Power Station (Tons)River Sone RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2006Gross storage 5,410 million m³Height 67 m	435
	Type Hydropower plantProject Rampur Hydroelectric ProjectRiver SutlejStatus OperatingCompleted 2013	412
	Type Hydropower plantProject Ranganadi Hydroelectric Project (Dikrong Power House)River Ranganadi RiverStatus OperatingCompleted 2002	405
	Type Pumped-storage plantProject Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Electric StationRiver KadamparaiStatus OperatingCompleted 1987	400
	Type Hydropower plantProject Koteshwar Hydroelectric ProjectRiver BhagirathiStatus OperatingCompleted 2011	400
	Type Hydropower plantProject Pong Dam (Maharana Pratap Sagar)River BeasStatus OperatingCompleted 1974Gross storage 8,570 million m³Height 133 m	396
	Type Hydropower plantProject Dulhasti Hydroelectric Power StationRiver ChenabStatus OperatingCompleted 2007	390
	Type Hydropower plantProject Hirakud Dam Power Houses (Burla and Chiplima)River MahanadiStatus OperatingCompleted 1956Gross storage 8,100 million m³Height 59 m	348

Sources

Hydropower plants of 25 MW or more in India compiled from India’s Central Electricity Authority, NHPC, SJVN, NEEPCO, THDC, NTPC and state generating companies, Global Energy Monitor’s wiki and Wikipedia, status as of October 2026; positions from those sources and GeoNames.
Global Dam Watch v1.0 (2024): reservoirs of 1,000 million m³ or more, storage, height and year; HydroSHEDS HydroRIVERS v1.0: rivers and mean flow.