Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Pumped Storage Hydro Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2338 ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO PROJECTS

## 2338. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  storage  hydro  projects  presently  operational,  under construction  and  those  allotted  by  States  and  are  under  different  stages  of development, State/UT-wise and especially in the State of Punjab;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to have tax exemptions, green clearances  for  pumped  storage  hydro  projects  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ease  the issues like cumbersome environmental and forest clearances being faced by the pumped storage hydro-power projects in the country;
- (d) whether the proposed incentives would help to promote pumped storage hydro-power  projects  in  the  country  as  well  as  attract  foreign  participation therein; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) :   At present, 212 hydroelectric projects, with an aggregate Installed Capacity of 46.8 GW including 8 Pumped Storage Projects of about 4.7 GW, are in operation  in  the  country.  The  details  of  Storage  Hydro  Projects  (including Pumped Storage Projects) presently operational, under construction and those allotted by States under different stages of development, State/UT-wise, including in the State of Punjab are given at Annexure.
- (b) :   Ministry  of  Power,  Government  of  India  has  notified  guidelines  on  10 th April,  2023  to  promote  development  of  Pumped  Storage  Projects  (PSPs)  in  the country,  wherein,  inter-alia,  it  has  been  stated  that  Electricity  Duty  (ED)  and Cross  Subsidy  Surcharge  (CSS)  shall  not  be  applicable  on  pumping  power  for charging  of  PSPs.  Further,  State  Governments  have  been  advised  to  consider reimbursement of SGST on PSP components and exemption of stamp duty and registration fees on the land acquired for off-the-river PSPs.

(c)  :        Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC),  vide notification dated 18.05.2023 has amended the Environmental Impact Assessment  (EIA) Notification 2006  to ease the process of  Environment Clearances for PSPs. As per the said notification:

- (i) Standalone Pumped  Storage  Projects  have  been  categorized  as  a separate category under River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects.
- (ii) Pumped  Storage  Projects  including  off-stream  closed  loop  shall  be appraised based on specific Terms of Reference issued by the Central Government for Pumped Storage Projects.
- (iii)  Pumped Storage Projects which meet all the criteria specified below shall  be  appraised  as  B2  category  irrespective  of  power  generation capacity:
- (a)   Projects  which  do  not  attract  Forest  Clearance  and/or  Wild  Life Clearance.
- (b)   Projects wherein no new Reservoir is created.
- (c) The  Projects  wherein  there  is  no  increase  in  capacity  of  the existing reservoir and in submergence area of reservoir.

MoEF&CC  has  also  Notified  Forest  Conservation  Rules,  2022  on 28.06.2022 and Guidelines for Accredited Compensatory Afforestation on 24.01.2023 to streamline the Forest Clearance process.

(d)  &  (e)  :    The  proposed  incentives  would  help  promote  pumped  storage hydropower projects in the country.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2338 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2023

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## State/UT-wise details of Storage Hydro Projects (including Pumped Storage Projects) presently operational, under construction and those allotted by States under different

## stages of development

| State                                                            | Conventional Storage Projects                                    | Conventional Storage Projects                                    | Pumped Storage Projects                                          | Pumped Storage Projects                                          | Total                                                            | Total                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  | Nos.                                                             | MW                                                               | Nos.                                                             | MW                                                               | Nos.                                                             | MW                                                               |
| I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational | I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational | I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational | I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational | I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational | I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational | I. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Presently Operational |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 5                                                                | 3133                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 5                                                                | 3133                                                             |
| Punjab                                                           | 1                                                                | 600                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 600                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                        | 2                                                                | 222                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 2                                                                | 222                                                              |
| Uttarakhand                                                      | 2                                                                | 1198                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 2                                                                | 1198                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 3                                                                | 430                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 3                                                                | 430                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 7                                                                | 1890                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 7                                                                | 1890                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                      | 8                                                                | 2153                                                             | 2                                                                | 400                                                              | 10                                                               | 2553                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                     | 1                                                                | 120                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 120                                                              |
| Jharkhand                                                        | 2                                                                | 145                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 2                                                                | 145                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                          | 1                                                                | 300                                                              | 2                                                                | 1440                                                             | 3                                                                | 1740                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 4                                                                | 1560                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 4                                                                | 1560                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                        | 13                                                               | 2947                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 13                                                               | 2947                                                             |
| Kerala                                                           | 12                                                               | 1634                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 12                                                               | 1634                                                             |
| Telangana                                                        | 2                                                                | 146                                                              | 2                                                                | 1606                                                             | 4                                                                | 1752                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                                       | 18                                                               | 1538                                                             | 1                                                                | 400                                                              | 19                                                               | 1938                                                             |
| Odisha                                                           | 6                                                                | 2083                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 6                                                                | 2083                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                      | 1                                                                | 63                                                               | 1                                                                | 900                                                              | 2                                                                | 963                                                              |
| Assam                                                            | 2                                                                | 250                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 2                                                                | 250                                                              |
| Manipur                                                          | 1                                                                | 105                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 105                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                          | 1                                                                | 60                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 60                                                               |
| Nagaland                                                         | 1                                                                | 75                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 75                                                               |
| Meghalaya                                                        | 1                                                                | 36                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 36                                                               |
| Total                                                            | 94                                                               | 20688                                                            | 8                                                                | 4746                                                             | 102                                                              | 25434                                                            |
| II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   | II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   | II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   | II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   | II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   | II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   | II. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) Under Construction   |
| Uttarakhand                                                      | 1                                                                | 300                                                              | 1                                                                | 1000                                                             | 2                                                                | 1300                                                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                  | 1                                                                | 1000                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 1000                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                      | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 80                                                               | 1                                                                | 80                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 1                                                                | 960                                                              | 1                                                                | 1200                                                             | 2                                                                | 2160                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                                       | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 500                                                              | 1                                                                | 500                                                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 1                                                                | 2880                                                             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 2880                                                             |
| Total                                                            | 4                                                                | 5140                                                             | 4                                                                | 2780                                                             | 8                                                                | 7920                                                             |

| State                                                                                                     | Conventional Storage Projects                                                                             | Conventional Storage Projects                                                                             | Pumped Storage Projects                                                                                   | Pumped Storage Projects                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                           | Nos.                                                                                                      | MW                                                                                                        | Nos.                                                                                                      | MW                                                                                                        | Nos.                                                                                                      | MW                                                                                                        |
| III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development | III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development | III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development | III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development | III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development | III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development | III. Storage Hydro Projects (including PSPs) allotted by States and under different stages of development |
| (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  | (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  | (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  | (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  | (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  | (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  | (a) Concurred by CEA (not yet taken up for construction)                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 1350                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                         | 1350                                                                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 186                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 186                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 1000                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                         | 1000                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                         | 186                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                         | 2350                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                         | 2536                                                                                                      |
| (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    | (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    | (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    | (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    | (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    | (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    | (b) Under Survey & Investigation (S&I)                                                                    |
| Ladakh                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                         | 95                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 95                                                                                                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                         | 996                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 996                                                                                                       |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                         | 660                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 660                                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         | 5560                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                         | 5560                                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 5340                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                         | 5340                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                         | 4565                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                         | 4565                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                         | 12100                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                         | 12100                                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 1500                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                         | 1500                                                                                                      |
| Odisha                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         | 1420                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                         | 1420                                                                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 15                                                                                                        | 15800                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                        | 15800                                                                                                     |
| Karnataka                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         | 3560                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                         | 3560                                                                                                      |
| Kerala                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                         | 800                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 800                                                                                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 11200                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 11200                                                                                                     |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                         | 13811                                                                                                     | 39                                                                                                        | 49845                                                                                                     | 46                                                                                                        | 63656                                                                                                     |

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