THDC India to Power Gujarat with 184 MW Clean Energy

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) State-owned THDC India has signed an agreement with the Gujarat government to supply 184.08 MW clean energy from its pumped storage plant (PSP) in Uttarakhand.

The agreement with Gujarat is aimed at supporting Gujarat's peak-hour power demand and enabling the large-scale integration of renewable energy (RE) into the grid, THDC India said in a statement on Thursday.

The agreement was signed between THDC India Director (Finance) Sipan Kumar Garg and GUVNL MD Anupam Anand, in presence of Kanubhai Desai, Minister of Finance, Energy and Petrochemicals, Government of Gujarat and THDC India CMD R K Vishnoi on Wednesday in Gandhinagar.

"The agreement reinforces THDCIL's commitment to driving the energy transition through innovative hydropower technologies. With India's first Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant, we are offering Gujarat a reliable and green energy solution to meet its dynamic peak-hour requirements," THDC India Ltd CMD Vishnoi said.

THDC India Ltd, a subsidiary of NTPC, has constructed a 1,000 MW (250 MW x 4 units) PSP project at Tehri in Uttarakhand.

The first unit began commercial operations of electricity earlier this month.

On the agreement, THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) further said it is aligned with the Government of India's vision of promoting pumped storage projects as a reliable solution for flexible generation and grid balancing, particularly in the face of rising renewable penetration and variable demand patterns.

THDCIL has an overall installed power generation capacity of 2497 MW, including 1,865 MW under various stages of construction.

The company generates power from sources like hydro and pumped storage, thermal, wind and solar.