In order to oversee, co-ordinate and monitor the development of hydro power in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the State Govt. has created a separate department namely “Department of Hydro Power Development” on 12/11/2003. It is a full fledged department headed by a Chief Engineer. The Department is entrusted with the development of micro / mini / small hydro project, improvement of existing hydro projects including renovation & modernization works, operation and maintenance of existing hydel stations, survey & investigation of new potential sites, and construction of residential and non-residential building for the Department. The Department is foremost concentrating on the urgent need of bridging the existing demand supply gap in order to make the State self reliant, so far as power needs of the State are concerned and to help achieve the target of all villages electrification and all household electrification by 2012 as per Govt. of India’s Policy announcement.

The Department at present has to its credit 35.19 MW installed capacity through 63 Nos. existing micro / mini / small Hydro Power Stations. Department is also under taking construction of 72 Nos. Hydel Stations in various districts of the State which are under different stages of development. Completion of these 72 Nos. ongoing schemes shall lead to a further capacity addition of 91.90 MW. In addition to above, Department is also carrying out Survey & Investigation of 38 Nos. schemes with the aim of identifying more potential sites for tapping the estimated 2000 MW small hydro power potential in the State developing hydro power.

The Department has a dedicated work force of 2514 Nos. staff comprising of experienced engineers, technical staff and other supporting staff. The Department of Hydro Power Development has also been assigned the very important responsibility of acting as nodal agency for coordinating and overseeing the allotment and development of Mega Hydro Electric Projects in the State by IPPs as State’s Mega & Small Hydro Power Policy. Department is looking forward to transforming the long awaited dream of the people of the State into reality that Arunachal Pradesh shall be the “FUTURE POWER HOUSE OF THE COUNTRY”