Upper Sileru Hydropower Project
Sector: Wind • Location: Andhra Pradesh, India
Source: Asian Power
The Upper Sileru hydropower plant is a 1.35 GW pumped-storage hydroelectric project in Andhra Pradesh, India. It involves the supply of nine 150 MW pumped-storage hydro units by GE Vernova to Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL). The project aims to provide large-scale, long-duration energy storage to support India's energy transition by balancing solar and wind generation on the nat
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Wind, Hydro, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar
- Location
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Asian Power
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Upper Sileru hydropower plant is a 1.35 GW pumped-storage hydroelectric project in Andhra Pradesh, India. It involves the supply of nine 150 MW pumped-storage hydro units by GE Vernova to Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL). The project aims to provide large-scale, long-duration energy storage to support India's energy transition by balancing solar and wind generation on the national grid. The plant will enable rapid switching between pumping and generation modes to support grid stability, peak demand management, and frequency regulation. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
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Source | Asian Power |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Wind, Hydro, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar |
Article published date | 2026-05-07 |
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