World’s First Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project in Andhra Pradesh

The world-first and largest GW-scale integrated renewable energy project is making rapid progress at Pinnapuram near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.

A project includes 4000 MW of solar, 1000 MW of wind and 1680 MW of pumped hydropower generation, and is developed by Hyderabad-based Greenko.

The Pinnapuram project is being developed with a total investment of $4.2 billion, comprising $1.2 billion for the pumped storage component and $3 billion for the solar and wind generation infrastructure. 

With a storage capacity of 10,080 MWh per day in a single cycle, the dispatchable, carbon-free energy generation, the Pinnapuram project supports green steel, green aluminium, and green hydrogen production industries.

India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, toured the facility and visited various components of the mega integrated renewable energy project.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “Witnessing an Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project at Pinnapuram in action — the world’s first and largest of its kind, right here in our country — is a matter of pride and a shining example of India’s green energy potential under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.

The Minister also commended the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, for its progressive policies that have made this pioneering effort possible.

Explaining technical aspects of the project, Anil Chalamalasetty, Group CEO & MD of Greenko, said the groundbreaking initiative, combining solar, wind, and pumped storage power, will make a vital contribution to global efforts to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries. He said the project would drive economic growth in the region, foster the development of ancillary industries, and create employment opportunities.

The project will help in clean energy generation, avoiding 3.3 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually and enhance India’s energy security.

Greenko is one of India’s leading energy transition and decarbonization solutions companies, with an operational capacity of nearly 12 GW across wind, solar, hydro, and pumped storage. By 2030, Greenko aims to expand its portfolio to 50 GW.

Greenko has an Intelligent RE Cloud Storage Platform, combined with India’s One Nation, One Grid policy, which facilitates the production of the world’s lowest-cost green molecules and drives the acceleration of global economies’ decarbonization.