CEA approves Upper Indravati project, will add 600 MW to state

ODISHA's hydropower generation capacity is set to go up by 600 MW as the Upper Indravati Hydro Power (UIHP) project has got the final approval from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

- HEMANT KUMAR ROUT @ Bhubaneswar

The project is set to come up at an estimated cost of ₹3,160 crore.

UIHP project was among the three mega pumped storage projects the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) has planned in the state with an estimated power generation capacity of 1,700 MW. The two other projects - 500 MW Balimela PSP and 600 MW Upper Kolab PSP at Bariniput - are in the DPR stage.

Once the three projects are completed, OHPC's installed capacity will rise from the current 2,100 MW to 3,800 MW, strengthening Odisha's position as a key hydropower producer in eastern India.