Arunachal Pradesh, with more than 55000 MW hydropower potential, will be known as the Power House of the country in few years time. In fact the experts say that the identified potential of 55000 MW is a conservative estimate and the actual potential may run into 70000 MW. Since past few years the State has taken up concerted efforts to harness this potential by inviting the central public sector undertakings as well as private players to participate in the process. The 2000 MW Lower Subansiri project and the 600 MW Kameng project will be commissioned by the end of eleventh five year plan. The State has its own Hydro Power Policy which guides the Government in the process of harnessing the power potential. It is worth mentioning
that though the State is late starter as far as harnessing the megapotential, but for micro - hydel the process started way back in 1972. Over the years many micro - hydelstations came up illuminating important a dministrative headquarters.