AP-GENCO, NHPC to set up JV to implement pumped storage hydropower projects in Andhra Pradesh The 1,350 MW PSHP at Upper Sileru in GK Vidhi Mandal of ASR district will be the first plant to be commissioned under the aegis of the joint venture.

Goverment Scheme

Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (AP-Genco) will soon form a joint venture (JV) with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to implement pumped storage hydropower projects (PSPHs) in Andhra Pradesh, with a total generation capacity of 6,000 MW. Of these, a 1,350 MW (9x150 MW) PSHP at upper Sileru in GK Veedhi mandal of Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district will be prioritised as the first project under the aegis of the JV. On completion of this, the combined installed hydropower capacity of the Sileru basin will reach over 2,425 MW. The companies will soon sign the drafted agreement and the partners would have an equal (50:50) stake. In addition, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has accorded mandatory techno-economic clearance for the project.


     

     

     

 

     


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