ANDRITZ to supply electro-mechanical equipment for largest pumped storage plant in India

International technology group ANDRITZ has received a contract from Greenko Energy Private Limited, an independent Indian power producer, for the supply of electro-mechanical equipment for the 1,200-MW Pinnapuram pumped storage plant. Located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, the hydropower plant will be part of the first integrated renewable energy storage project combining electrical energy production based on photovoltaic solar, wind, and pumped storage. Once commissioned, Pinnapuram will be the largest pumped storage scheme in India, the company claims. Commissioning of the first units is expected by 2023.

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