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Hydropower
Small hydro power
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Small hydro in India means a project of up to 25 MW, usually run of river, using a stream's natural fall rather than a large reservoir.
- The scheme builds no plant: it pays States to prepare Detailed Project Reports, so the pipeline exists before the money does.
What changed
9 Jun 2026BriefThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released guidelines for the scheme for 2026 to 2031, targeting about 1,500 MW, with the Solar Energy Corporation of India as implementing agency. India's small hydro potential is about 21 GW, of which only a fraction is harnessed. PIB, 9 Jun 2026: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Organizes National Workshop on Small Hydro Power Development Scheme (opens in a new tab)
Background reading: PIB, 10 Sep 2026: Small Hydro Power has a distinctive role in India's clean energy transition: Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (opens in a new tab)
Also filed elsewhere
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A pumped storage project pumps water uphill when power is cheap and releases it through turbines when demand peaks, so it stores energy rather than generating it.