Indira Sagar Dam located on the Narmada River at Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi: Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC Ltd.) will construct a 525 MW pumped storage project near Indira Sagar Dam in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh using the existing reservoirs Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar of the Indira Sagar Project. It may be mentioned that the Indira Sagar Dam is the largest dam in India, in terms of the volume of water stored in the reservoir.
The project, with an estimated cost of Rs. 4,200 crores, is being undertaken, keeping in view the need for increasing peak hour demand of the state. With the increased renewable energy generated through this Pumped Storage Project, the energy needs of the state can be met during peak energy hours (morning and evening). The project will generate 1,226.93 million units of energy during peak hours.
The Department of New & Renewable Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh has allotted this project to NHDC Limited, which is a Joint Venture of NHPC Ltd. and the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
There is a potential for 11.2 GW of Pumped Storage Projects in the state of Madhya Pradesh. At present, two power stations of NHDC Limited, namely Indira Sagar Power Station (1000 MW) and Omkareshwar Power Station (520 MW) are in operation in the Khandwa district. 100 per cent of the power produced by these power stations is supplied to the state of Madhya Pradesh.
NHDC said today that it plans to make the state a green state through the production of green energy with the construction of solar power projects. Construction of an 8 MW solar project in the historic city of Sanchi and of an 88 MW floating Solar Project on Omkareshwar Reservoir is in progress.
– global bihari bureau
