NHPC is upgrading India’s dam safety with an AI early-warning platform called eAabhas, built to deliver real-time flood discharge forecasts and hydro project monitoring. Using IoT sensors and machine learning, the system is designed to forecast flooding at dam and barrage sites with advance lead time, feed a master control room for continuous monitoring, and strengthen existing warning accuracy. It also integrates external inputs from the IMD, NDMA and CWC to improve decisions, including during flash-flood events like Sikkim’s 2023 cloudburst.
NHPC has begun commercial operations for the fourth unit of its 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, a landmark for India’s largest hydro undertaking. With four units now producing, the company is moving toward commissioning the remaining units, accelerating progress on a major clean power project with national-scale significance.
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