Recognizing the strategic significance of PSPs, the Central Electrical energy Authority has ready this report titled “Roadmap to 100 GW of Hydro Pumped Storage Initiatives (PSPs) by 2035-36” which presents a complete evaluation of the present standing of pumped storage growth within the nation, key insurance policies, regulatory, institutional, and infrastructural measures essential to facilitate well timed and viable growth of 100 GW of PSPs by 2035-36 i.e. in subsequent 10 years. Presently, India’s pumped storage potential is about 267 GW, which incorporates 58 GW of on-stream PSPs and 209 GW of off-stream PSPs.
As on thirty first December 2025, 10 Nos. of PSPs with put in capability of seven GW are in operation and 10 Nos. of PSPs with a complete capability of 12 GW are within the under-construction stage. Initiatives with DPRs concurred by CEA however but to be began account for 9.6 GW. Within the Survey & Investigation stage, 54 PSPs with a complete put in capability of 75 GW embody 52 closed-loop PSPs designed completely for storage fairly than river-dependent era. This implies the nation has many appropriate places the place PSPs will be constructed to retailer electrical energy on a big scale.
States like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and so on. supply good websites for such tasks. Growing PSPs in these areas will assist enhance grid reliability, present regular energy throughout peak hours, scale back wastage of renewable power, and help India’s rising power wants in a clear and sustainable manner.
The assessed PSP potential in India has proven a pointy and steady improve over latest years, rising from about 97,565.6 MW as on 31.12.2022 to 124,290.6 MW as on 31.12.2023, additional to 183,330.6 MW as on 31.12.2024, and reaching 266,845.6 MW as on 31.12.2025. This important year-on-year progress largely displays the growing identification of off-stream closedloop PSPs, that are predominantly self-identified by builders primarily based on evolving technical, topographical, and business issues. Because of this, the full PSP potential is inherently dynamic.
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