Madhya Pradesh CM Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Lays Foundation for India's Largest Pumped Storage Project

The largest pumped storage project in India was essentially inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh by the honourable Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The largest energy storage firm in India, Greenko Group, is developing the project. The project is situated in the Khemla block of the Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh and was originally designed to have a capacity of 1440 megawatts (MW) with storage for 7.5 hours. It is currently being expanded to 1920 MW with storage for 6 hours in order to provide storage of almost 11 Gigawatt hours (GWh) per day. The overall investment will total Rs 11,500 crores over the next three years and generate 4800 jobs during construction and 200 jobs after completion of the construction. An additional Rs 15 crore will be invested in local community projects to support indirect jobs such as small infrastructure contracts, hiring of vehicles etc. It will be completed within 30 months as against the allocated period of 36 months by statutory authorities. 

When completed, the project will be able to integrate more than 7000 MW of renewable capacity. This project is an off-stream open loop project as it envisages the construction of a new off-stream reservoir known as the upper reservoir and the existing Gandhi Sagar Reservoir will be used as a lower reservoir. The proposed upper reservoir shall be made by the construction of a 5,970-metre-long and 35-metre-tall Asphalt Face Rockfill Embankment Dam (AFRD).

"The inauguration marks a milestone in India's clean energy efforts", said Mr. Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty, Group CEO and Managing Director, Greenko Group. "It is a moment of great pride for Greenko that we have pioneered to deliver 24/7 dispatchable renewable energy solutions, for industrial decarbonization and energy transition. Achieving this is made possible through national-level policy backing and the forward-thinking guidance of the Honourable Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan ji. Greenko is committed to facilitating a comprehensive shift towards carbon-free energy through integrated solutions", he further adds.