Question

First Hydro-Electric Power Plant in India?

• A. Shimla
• B. Darjeeling
• C. Karnataka
• D. Bhopal

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Darjeeling

• The first hydroelectric power plant in India was installed in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
• A project with a capacity of 130 kW installed at Sidrapong (Darjeeling) in the year 1897.
• This hydroelectric power plant was also the first hydroelectric power plant in Asia.