India readies bidding norms for pumped storage hydro projects
India plans 74 GW of energy storage systems by 2031-32, including 27 GW from pumped storage plants and 47 GW from Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
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September 2024
March 2023
India targets adding 18 gigawatt of pumped hydro storage power to stabilise grids
In pumped hydro storage projects (PHPs) water is pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation using low-cost surplus off-peak electric power to run the pumps.
