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Detailed explanation-1: -The project stretches over more than 80 kilometers in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh at a cost of approximately Rs 8200 Crore. The Project has two dams and a powerhouse having 4 units of 150 MW to generate 3353 million units of electricity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arunachal Pradesh Turns Power Surplus As PM Modi Inaugurated 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Project. Border state of Arunachal Pradesh has turned power surplus after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station on Saturday (19 November).

Detailed explanation-3: -Kameng Hydro Power Station is a run-of-the river scheme to harness the hydro power of Bichom and Tenga Rivers (both tributaries of the River Kameng) with the Power House located at Kimi, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. The Power Station has two Dam, one at Bichom & the other at Tenga.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The first hydroelectric power plant in India was installed in Darjeeling, West Bengal. A project with a capacity of 130 kW installed at Sidrapong (Darjeeling) in the year 1897. This hydroelectric power plant was also the first hydroelectric power plant in Asia.