The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India has conditionally approved the Turga hydropower project in the Purulia district of West Bengal. The environmental clearance is still pending.
The 1,000 MW pumped-storage project worth Rs 4,500 crore (US$670m) was announced in 2012. Construction was initially expected to start in 2014 with commissioning in 2019. The new hydropower plant will be located near an existing 900 MW hydropower plant. State-run power utility West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) has already got land for this project. Once complete, this will be the largest pumped storage station in the state.
A 1,200 MW solar power project is also planned to feed the pumped-storage project. West Bengal plans to reach 4,500 MW of solar power capacity by 2022 (downscaled from 5,200 MW) and to roll out a new policy to boost solar investment.
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