India's Hydropower Industry: A Decade of Progress -- and a Storage-Led Future
Nov 28, 2025
New Delhi [India], November 28: Over the past ten years, India's hydropower sector has undergone a quiet resurgence. Once seen as slow, high-risk and environmentally constrained, it has evolved into a critical pillar of India's clean-energy architecture--providing flexible, peak-shaving and long-duration storage for a grid increasingly dominated by solar and wind. India now has ~50 GW of large hydro capacity, with long-delayed projects finally moving forward. FY2025-26 alone saw major breakthroughs in projects: Parbati-II (800 MW) achieved full commercial operation, while Lower Subansiri (2,000 MW)--India's largest hydropower project--entered wet commissioning after years of delay.