With a plan to expand its generation capacity to 6,997 mw by 2017, hydel power producer NHPC plans to start electricity generation from four more projects. Presently it has a generation capacity of 1,250 mw. During the company's annual general meeting on September 18, NHPC Chairman and Managing Director G Sai Prasad said that so far, 452 mw capacity has been added in the current Plan period (2012-17).    

In a press release, Prasad said that Chamera-III (231 mw), Teesta Low Dam-III (132 mw), Chutak (44 mw) and all the three units of Nimmo Bazgo project (15 mw X 3) at partial load, have been successfully commissioned.  At present, six projects -- having a total capacity of 4,050 mw -- are under construction stage.    

Out of them, four projects -- with capacity of 1,250 mw -- are slated for commissioning during the current Plan period (2012-17), which would take the installed capacity of the company to 6,997 MW by 2017. Last fiscal, NHPC raked in a net profit of Rs 2,348.22 crore.