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Detailed explanation-1: -Location: It is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Chenab River, Kishtwar district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Features: It includes a 133 m tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another. The installed capacity of both power stations will be 850 MW.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station currently under construction on the Chenab River, downstream of the village near Drabshalla in Kishtwar district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydroelectric power plant in India. It is a complex project with four dams including the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra hence the name Koyna Hydroelectric Project.

Detailed explanation-4: -Option B: The Koina Hydropower Project is India’s largest completed hydropower plant. It is a multifaceted project with four dams as well as the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra hence its name Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The project site is in the Satara district with a total capacity of 1960 mw.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plant - Khopoli, Hydro Commissioned in 1915, this is India’s first clean energy plant set up with the vision of providing clean and abundant power to the city of Mumbai.