41 hydro power projects running behind schedule: Government

A total of 41 under-construction hydro electric projects (above 25 MW) with a combined capacity of 11,792.5 MW are running behind schedule, Parliament was informed today.

“Presently, 41 HEPs (above 25 MW), aggregating to 11,792.5 MW, are under construction in the country. All the above projects are running behind schedule,” Power Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

The projects are lagging on account of natural calamities, delays in forest clearances and land acquisition and law and order problems, the minister said. The minister said various steps are being taken for commissioning of pending projects