44 PSPs Aggregating to 60,050 MW in DPR Preparation Stage: Power MoS Shripad Naik
India is currently surveying and preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for 11 hydroelectric schemes totalling 8,036 MW and 44 pumped storage projects (PSPs) totalling 60,050 MW, shared Minister of State for Ministry of Power, Shripad Naik, in the Rajya Sabha.
December 03, 2024. By Mrinmoy Dey
He further shared that Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has so far concurred 11 hydroelectric schemes including pumped storage projects (PSP) with an aggregate installed capacity of 9,048 MW during the last five years.
As per the study carried out by CEA during the period 2017-2023, India’s exploitable large hydro potential stands at about 133.4 GW and the identified pumped storage potential is about 181.4 GW.
Arunachal Pradesh has the highest potential for hydropower generation with an estimated capacity of 50,394 MW which is about 37.77 percent of India’s total hydroelectric power potential.
Himachal Pradesh comes second with a potential of 18,305 MW which is about 13.72 percent of the nation’s total potential. Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir have hydropower potential of about 13,481 MW and 12,264 MW respectively.
Region-wise, the North-Eastern Region, of which Arunachal Pradesh is a part, has the highest potential of about 55,930 MW. Northern region comes second with potential of 46,971 MW. Southern, Eastern and the Western region have potential of about 12,570 MW, 10,115 MW and 7,824 MW respectively.
However, when it comes to PSPs, the Western region leads with potential of 68,190 MW followed by Southern region at 60,475 MW. While Northern region has potential of 34,080 MW, the Eastern and North-Eastern region has potential of 12,075 MW and 6,530 MW respectively.
State-wise, Maharashtra has the highest potential in PSPs with an estimated capacity of about 43,405 MW, followed by Andhra Pradesh with capacity of about 26,420 MW. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have potential of about 16,620 MW and 16,500 MW respectively.
As far as hydroelectric schemes which are in the DPR preparation stage, there are 7 projects in Arunachal Pradesh with a cumulative installed capacity of 6,676 MW. 4 more projects – one each in Kerala (800 MW), Jammu and Kashmir (260 MW), Meghalaya (210 MW), and West Bengal (90 MW), are also under the DPR preparation stage.
In PSPs, Maharashtra leads with 9 projects in the DPR preparation stage with a total installed capacity of about 16,700 MW. Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh follow closely with total cumulative installed capacity of 15,850 MW and 13,020 MW respectively.
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