Austria-headquartered technology group ANDRITZ has secured an order from Adani Green Energy to supply pump turbines, motor generators, and other electromechanical equipment for the 1,500 MW Tarali pumped storage project (PSP) in Satara, Maharashtra.

ANDRITZ will be responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, testing, and commissioning of the pumped storage units, along with their associated auxiliary systems. All project components will be produced at ANDRITZ’s manufacturing facilities in India.

The value of the order has not been disclosed.

This is the second collaboration between ANDRITZ and Adani Green Energy, following the 2023 contract for the 500 MW Chitravathi PSP.

ANDRITZ Hydropower is a global supplier of electromechanical systems and services for hydropower projects. Its 489 GW portfolio ranges from small hydropower solutions to large-scale installations.

Adani Green is also working on other PSPs, including a 500 MW project on the Chitravathi River in Andhra Pradesh and a 1,800 MW project at Gandikota in Andhra Pradesh.

India’s growing need for energy storage has been outlined in the National Electricity Plan 2023, which projects a requirement of around 74 GW and 411 GWh of storage capacity by 2031-32. Of this, approximately 27 GW and 175 GWh are expected to come from pumped storage projects.

In response to this growing demand, the Ministry of Power issued tariff-based competitive bidding guidelines earlier this year to facilitate the procurement of stored energy from PSPs, including those that are existing, under construction, or in the planning phase.

To further support this push toward hydropower and pumped storage, the Ministry revised its budgetary support, allocating a total of ₹124.6 billion (~$1.48 billion). The plan covers hydroelectric projects totaling 31 GW, including 15 GW of PSP capacity, to be implemented between the financial years 2024-25 and 2031-32.

Budgetary assistance has been structured based on project size, with support capped at ₹10 million (~$119,126)/MW for projects up to 200 MW and ₹2 billion (~$23.81 million) plus ₹7.5 million (~$89,345)/MW for projects exceeding 200 MW. In exceptional cases, this support could increase to ₹15 million (~$178,676)/MW.