<P> India is the 7th largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world . As of 30 April 2017, India's installed utility - scale hydroelectric capacity was 44,594 MW, or 13.5% of its total utility power generation capacity . Additional smaller hydroelectric power units with a total capacity of 4,380 MW (1.3% of its total utility power generation capacity) have been installed . India's hydroelectric power potential is estimated at 148,700 MW at 60% load factor . In the fiscal year 2016 - 17, the total hydroelectric power generated in India was 122.31 TWh (excluding small hydro) with an average capacity factor of 33% . </P> <P> The hydro - electric power plants at Darjeeling and Shivanasamudram were established in 1898 and 1902, respectively . They were among the first in Asia and India has been a dominant player in global hydroelectric power development . India also imports surplus hydroelectric power from Bhutan . </P> <P> India's economically exploitable and viable hydroelectric potential is estimated to be 148,701 MW . An additional 6,780 MW from smaller hydro schemes (with capacities of less than 25 MW) is estimated as exploitable. 56 sites for pumped storage schemes with an aggregate installed capacity of 94,000 MW have also been identified . In central India, the hydroelectric power potential from the Godavari, Mahanadi, Nagavali, Vamsadhara and Narmada river basins has not been developed on a major scale due to potential opposition from the tribal population . </P>

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