Austria-based international technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Adani Green Energy for the 1,800 MW Gandikota pumped storage project (PSP), located in the YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.

ANDRITZ will supply reversible pump turbines, motor-generators, and related electromechanical equipment.

The value of the order has not been disclosed.

This is the third contract awarded to ANDRITZ by Adani Green, following the order of the 1,500 MW Tarali project earlier this year, and the award of the 500 MW Chitravathi project in 2023..

ANDRITZ’s scope for the Gandikota project includes the design, manufacture, installation, testing, and commissioning of the pumped storage units and the associated auxiliaries. The project will be executed using ANDRITZ’s manufacturing facilities in India and supported by its global network.

ANDRITZ provides advanced plants, equipment, services, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries.

Adani Green has an installed capacity of 500 MW of PSP projects and plans to expand the portfolio to over 5 GW by 2030.

In February 2025, Adani Green received a letter of award from the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation for the 1,250 MW Panaura PSP. The project is expected to be completed within the next six years.

In a bid to encourage PSP projects, the Forum of Regulators recommended exempting electricity duty and cess on input energy for pumping to reduce costs. Input energy for pumping in PSPs should not be treated as ‘consumption,’ and therefore, electricity duty should not be levied on these projects, it said.

According to data from the Central Electricity Authority, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, India made substantial pumped storage capacity additions with THDC’s Tehri PSP Unit-1 (250 MW) and Greenko’s Pinnapuram HPS Units 1–5 (5*240 MW), contributing an additional 1,200 MW of pumped hydro capacity in the second quarter of 2025.