Mumbai, April 9 -- The project will be implemented through a joint venture company between NHPC and the Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh.

The project will have an installed capacity of 1,720 MW (8x210 MW and 1x40 MW) and is expected to generate about 6,870 million units (MUs) of electricity annually. The estimated completion period for the project is 96 months.

The Government of India shall extend Rs 4,743.98 crore as budgetary support towards flood moderation component and Rs 1,340 crore as budgetary support for enabling infrastructure viz. construction of roads, bridges and associated transmission system besides Central Financial Assistance of Rs 750 crore towards the equity share of the state.

NHPC, a Navratna public sector utility, is th...