PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Rishikesh
THDC India Limited (THDCIL) has reached another major milestone with the successful commencement of the COD process of the 03rd Unit (250 MW) of the 1000 MW Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) in Tehri, Uttarakhand. The Union Minister of Power, Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal officially commenced the operation of the 3rd Unit via virtual mode. While addressing the gathering, he said that with power consumption rising steadily, storage assets like PSPs are indispensable for ensuring round-the-clock reliability. “The 1000 MW Tehri PSP, now progressively becoming fully operational with all three units commissioned, exemplifies India’s commitment to a resilient and reliable power infrastructure and contributing to realise the Prime Minister’s vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047,” he asserted.
With the first and second units already achieving COD in June and July 2025, the commencement of the third unit’s COD process further enhances THDCIL’s leadership in delivering technologically advanced and grid-responsive hydropower solutions, senior THDC officials said.
The event was also attended by the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Naik and the minister of Urban Development and Energy, Uttar Pradesh, A K Sharma. Naik, in his address, noted that THDCIL is emerging as a leading public-sector organisation in the development of Pumped Storage solutions. “With two units of the Tehri PSP already in commercial operation and the third unit commissioned today, the corporation is firmly on course to fully operationalise the 1000 MW project,” he said, adding that several additional PSP ventures are in the pipeline.
The CMD, NTPC, Gurdeep Singh highlighted that this achievement marks a significant moment for the power sector. “At a time when the nation is grappling with the growing need for reliable energy-storage solutions, this development strengthens our ability to supply assured power during peak demand,” he added.
