Facing a persistent shortage of coal that has crippled generation at the thermal power plants, the government is gearing up to set up 29 Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) projects with a total capacity of 33,240 MW in a phased manner to meet the growing demand for power in the future.
The techno-commercial feasibility reports have already been prepared for all the projects, while the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are being drafted for seven of them having 6,600 MW capacity in the initial stage. Out of these seven projects, four are on river (reservoir based) and three are off-river, according to an official release.
The feasibility and other reports of the first phase PSH projects have bee submitted to the Central Electricity Authority, the Central Water Commission, the Geological Survey of India, and the Central Soil and Materials Research Station for clearances.
