CEA Concurs 7.5 GW PSPs in 2024-25, Plans to Concur Minimum 22 GW in 2025-26
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) plans to approve 13 Pumped Storage Projects totalling around 22 GW in 2025–26. In 2024-25, it concurred 6 projects totalling 7.5 GW. Two PSPs with a cumulative capacity of 3 GW is expected to be commissioned this year. Eight projects totalling to 10 GW is under construction.
April 14, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
“Development of these projects shall boost energy storage capacity drastically in the country, making a major contribution to grid reliability and supporting India’s ambitious renewable energy goals. This further underscores the CEA’s ongoing commitment for facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable and resilient power system,” CEA said in a statement.
In 2024-25, CEA has concurred Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 6 Hydro Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) of about 7.5 GW. This includes 600 MW Upper Indravati PSP in Odisha, 2,000 MW Sharavathy PSP in Karnataka, 1,000 MW Bhivpuri PSP and 1,500 MW Bhavali PSP in Maharashtra, 1,920 MW MP-30 PSP in Madhya Pradesh and 500 MW Chitravathi PSP in Andhra Pradesh.
“A number of steps were taken to resolve the issues and fast track the appraisal process. This is a big achievement since inception of new concept of Off-Stream, close loop PSPs. CEA has made the appraisal process transparent through the Portal ‘Jalvi Store’. The DPR for appraisal has been made shorter, check list has been provided for ease of submission of chapters to appraising agency and many more such initiatives,” it said.
It further added that the participation of private sector in this segment is quite encouraging and with the help of self-identified PSP, the PSP potential in the country has crossed 200 GW and it is further increasing almost every month.
“Thus, from a meagre 3.5 GW of operational hydro PSP capacity in the country, the development needs to be taken up in an accelerated mission mode to harness this potential,” it said.
“This year, two PSPs with a cumulative capacity of around 3,000 MW will get commissioned and by 2032, we expect around 50 GW. At present, 8 projects of 10 GW is under construction and DPR has been concurred for 3 projects of around 3 GW. In addition to this, 49 projects of 66 GW are under Survey and investigation. All these DPRs are expected to be finalised by the developers in 2 years,” stated the CEA.
Hydro PSPs are vital for the energy transition, as they allow excess electricity generated during off-peak hours to be stored in the form of water in elevated reservoirs. This stored energy can then be used back during non-solar hours peak demand periods, ensuring a reliable, consistent, and flexible power supply.
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