Small Hydel projects have some definite advantages like small investment required. Low or no impact to environment, low investment for transmission infrastructure and can meet local needs.These projects have low gestation periods and are good for remote localities.
The total installed capacity of small hydro power projects (up to 25 MW) as on 31.03.2007 is 1975 MW from 602 projects and 219 projects with aggregate capacity of 650 MW are under construction.
| sr.No | Name of State | Identified no of sites | Total Capacity in MW |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 377 | 250.50 |
| 2 | ArunachalPradesh | 452 | 1243.47 |
| 2 | Assam | 40 | 119.54 |
| 4 | Bihar | 74 | 149.35 |
| 5 | Chhatisgarh | 132 | 482.82 |
| 6 | Goa | 4 | 4.60 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 287 | 186.37 |
| 8 | Haryana | 23 | 36.55 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 457 | 2019.03 |
| 10 | Jammu Kashmir | 208 | 1294.43 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 89 | 170.05 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 468 | 1940.31 |
| 13 | Kerala | 207 | 455.53 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 85 | 336.33 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 221 | 484.50 |
| 16 | Manipur | 99 | 91.75 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 90 | 197.32 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 53 | 135.93 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 84 | 149.31 |
| 20 | Orissa | 206 | 217.99 |
| 21 | Punjab | 204 | 270.18 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 55 | 27.82 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 70 | 214.33 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 155 | 373.46 |
| 25 | Tripura | 10 | 30.85 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 211 | 267.06 |
| 27 | Uttaranchal | 354 | 1478.24 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 141 | 213.50 |
| 29 | A&N Island | 5 | 1.15 |
| TOTAL | 4861 | 12,841.81 |
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