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- NHPC Limited, India's largest hydropower development organization and a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, focuses on the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of hydroelectric power projects; it has diversified into solar, wind, pumped storage and other renewable energy sources, with an installed capacity exceeding 8,000 MW across 28 operational power stations including Baira Siul (180 MW), Loktak (105 MW), Salal (690 MW), Chamera-I (540 MW), Uri-I (480 MW), Teesta-V (510 MW), Kishanganga (330 MW) and the recently fully commissioned Parbati-II (800 MW) in Himachal Pradesh; additional offerings encompass consultancy services in hydropower surveying, planning, engineering, construction and renovation; power trading; and project management contracts, serving utilities across India through facilities in states such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Ladakh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, with international presence in Nepal and Bhutan. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, the company operates subsidiaries and joint ventures including Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Ltd, NHDC Limited, Bundelkhand Saur Urja Limited, NHPC Renewable Energy Limited and Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited. Recent developments include the full commissioning of the 800 MW Parbati-II hydroelectric project in April 2025; signing of a memorandum of understanding with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) in May 2025 for two 1,000 MW pumped storage projects and other renewables in Rajasthan; formation of a 50:50 joint venture APGENCO NHPC Green Energy with Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation in January 2025 targeting 1.8 GW of pumped storage projects such as Yaganti (1,000 MW) and Rajupalem (800 MW); board approvals for borrowings up to Rs 10,000 crore in FY 2025-26 and Rs 6,900 crore in FY 2024-25 to fund expansions; and over 27,000 MW renewable pipeline including 18,399 MW hydro/pumped storage under construction and ambitious capacity targets of 23 GW by 2032 and 50 GW by 2047.