Union Minister Manohar Lal Virtually Inaugurates Commercial Operation of Unit-2 of 2000 MW Subansiri Hydroelectric ProjectOn 23 December 2025, Union Minister Manohar Lal, Ministry of Power (MoP), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), virtually inaugurated the commercial operation of Unit-2 with capacity of 250 Megawatt (MW) of the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project in Lakhimpur, Assam.
About Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project: 
Overview: The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project is developed by NHPC on the Subansiri River at Gerukamukh, located on the Arunachal Pradesh–Assam border.
Capacity Expansion: The project has a total capacity of 2,000 MW, encompassing 8×250 MW, with Unit-2 commissioned, three more units to be commissioned, and the remaining four units to be completed in phases during 2026-27.
Power Generation: It is a run-of-the-river scheme with small pondage that generates 7,422 million units of clean electricity annually through 8 Head Race Tunnels (HRTs).
About Assam:
Chief Minister (CM) – Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor – Lakhsman Prasad Acharya
Capital – Dispur
Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) – Pobitora WLS, Hollongapar Gibbon WLS