India’s first hydroelectric power station was commissioned in 1897 at Sidrapong in Darjeeling, West Bengal, during British India. This historic hydropower plant generated 130 kilowatts of electricity, lighting up Darjeeling town for the first time. Using mountain streams to rotate turbines and generators, Sidrapong marked the beginning of India’s electrical revolution and renewable energy journey. [First hydroelectric power station of India, Sidrapong power station, Darjeeling electricity history, 1897 hydro power India, first power plant in India, British India electricity project, history of electricity in India, Darjeeling hydro plant, India first hydropower station, Sidrapong Darjeeling 1897 www.navjivanfoundation.org