State-run NHPC today said it has released L&T from contracts for building lower Subansiri hydroelectric project located on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
"..One of the Company's contractors M/s L&T has been released from performance of the contracts Lot SSL.2 and SSL.5 of Subansiri Lower hydroelectric Project as per the provisions contained in the contract conditions," NHPC Ltd has said in a BSE filing.
Subansiri Lower hydroelectric Project is the biggest hydroelectric project undertaken in India so far and is a run of river scheme on river Subansiri.
The project is located near North Lakhimpur on the border of Aruncachal Pradesh and Assam. The estimated annual energy generation from the project is 7421 MU.
The estimated cost of the project Rs 6,285.33 crores (at December 2002 Price Level). The capacity is 2,000 MW (8x250 MW). The project is now expected to be commissioned in December 2018.
