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NHDC to Construct 525 MW Pumped Storage Power Project near Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh
The project will generate 1,226.93 million units of energy during peak hours. With the increased renewable energy generated through this Pumped Storage Project, the energy needs of the state can be met during peak energy hours.
June 12, 2023. By Anurima Mondal
Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC Ltd.) is all set to construct a 525 MW Pumped Storage Project near Indira Sagar Dam, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh using the existing reservoirs Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar of the Indira Sagar Project.
The project is being undertaken, keeping in view the need for increasing peak hour demand of the state. With the increased renewable energy generated through this Pumped Storage Project, the energy needs of the state can be met during peak energy hours (morning and evening). The project will generate 1,226.93 million units of energy during peak hours.
Estimated to cost INR 4,200 crore the project has been allotted to NHDC Ltd. by the Department of New & Renewable Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
There is a potential for 11.2 GW of Pumped Storage Projects in the state. At present, two power stations of NHDC Limited, namely Indira Sagar Power Station (1000 MW) and Omkareshwar Power Station (520 MW) are in operation in the Khandwa district. Almost 100 percent of the power produced by these power stations are supplied to the state of Madhya Pradesh.
NHDC plans to make the state a green state through the production of green energy with construction of solar power projects. Construction of 8 MW solar project in the historic city of Sanchi and of 88 MW floating solar project on Omkareshwar Reservoir is in progress.
The project is being undertaken, keeping in view the need for increasing peak hour demand of the state. With the increased renewable energy generated through this Pumped Storage Project, the energy needs of the state can be met during peak energy hours (morning and evening). The project will generate 1,226.93 million units of energy during peak hours.
Estimated to cost INR 4,200 crore the project has been allotted to NHDC Ltd. by the Department of New & Renewable Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
There is a potential for 11.2 GW of Pumped Storage Projects in the state. At present, two power stations of NHDC Limited, namely Indira Sagar Power Station (1000 MW) and Omkareshwar Power Station (520 MW) are in operation in the Khandwa district. Almost 100 percent of the power produced by these power stations are supplied to the state of Madhya Pradesh.
NHDC plans to make the state a green state through the production of green energy with construction of solar power projects. Construction of 8 MW solar project in the historic city of Sanchi and of 88 MW floating solar project on Omkareshwar Reservoir is in progress.
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