Daily News Wrap-Up: CEA Approves DPRs of 7.5 GW Pumped Storage Projects
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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) greenlighted Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of six pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a total capacity of 7.5 GW. The DPRs were approved for the Upper Indravati (600 MW) in Odisha, Sharavathy (2,000 MW) in Karnataka, Bhivpuri (1,000 MW) in Maharashtra, Bhavali (1,500 MW) in Maharashtra, MP-30 (1,920 MW) in Madhya Pradesh, and Chitravathi (500 MW) project in Andhra Pradesh were approved. The CEA has set a target to approve a minimum of 13 PSPs of about 22 GW during 2025-26. Most of these PSPs are targeted to be commissioned in four years and, at the latest, by 2030.