Hydropower from water accounts for a major part of the total energy consumed in India. In this context, hydropower is a major source of economic development. This in turn has a bearing on the attainment of SDG 7 and indirectly affects the attainment of the majority of the SDGs. With industrial and other economic sectors, including agriculture requiring energy, it can have a bearing on achieving the SDGs 1, 3, and most of the other SDGs directly and/or indirectly.