The company also carried testing to generate the full rated capacity of 82.5MW, followed by some operational trails.

The remaining three units of the power plant will be sequentially synchronized by the end of June, and will be commissioned soon after.

GVK said chairman and managing director Dr GVK Reddy said: "The successful synchronization is a major milestone for this challenging project which has experienced so many trials and tribulations.

"I would like to congratulate all our project staff at GVK’s Alaknanda Hydro Power Company, who were involved in the execution, construction and commissioning of this major hydro power project."

Located on the river Alaknanda at Shrinagar in Tehri / Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, the 330MW hydropower project features four units, each with a generation capacity of 82.5MW.

The project is expected to provide clean energy through the Northern Grid.

The state of Uttar Pradesh has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the project and 12% of the power generated will be given to the state of Uttarakhand for free.