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).
pumped hydro storage power
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.
