PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Rishikesh
The1000 MW Tehri Pumped Storage Project (PSP), one of India’s most strategically significant hydropower balancing facilities, has moved into its final stage of commissioning, with two of its four units already declared commercially operational, THDCIL sources said, adding that the remaining two units i.e. Unit-3 and Unit-4 are poised to commission shortly, marking the culmination of a project designed to add 1,000 MW of critical peaking capacity to the northern grid.
The PSP uses the existing Tehri and Koteshwar reservoirs as its upper and lower basins, enabling a closed-loop “water recycling” operation. Once fully operational, the PSP will contribute 1,000 MW of peaking power and together with the existing Tehri and Koteshwar plants, the completion of the PSP will raise the total capacity of the Tehri Hydro Power Complex to 2,400 MW.
