Ambegaon PSP
600MW
Not disclosedtrees to be felled
3.59ha of forest land
3villages named
- MoU signed
- Study terms (ToR)
- Environment clearance
- Forest clearance
- Construction
- Operating
| Forest (ha) | 3.59 Documented“Forest Land : 3.59 ha”EAC 32nd meeting minutes, 29 May 2025 (Ambegaon ToR, item 32.5), page248 · 29 May 2025 |
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| Total land (ha) | 69.41 Documented“Pumped Storage Project in an area of 69.41 Ha in village Kanase, Mahalunge Tarf Ghoda and Phulvade,”EAC 32nd meeting minutes, 29 May 2025 (Ambegaon ToR, item 32.5), page134 · 29 May 2025 |
| Capacity (MW) | 600 Reported“26 Ambegaon Open Loop PSP (600 Mw) in 69.41 Ha Renew Hydro Power Pvt Ltd Pune/ Maharashtra Ghoda/ Bhima/ Krishna 29 May 2025 For ToR Approved”SANDRP: 2025 decisions |
| Cost (₹ crore) | 2,940.55 Documented“viii. Project Cost: The estimated project cost is Rs 2940.55 crore. Total capital cost earmarked”EAC 32nd meeting minutes, 29 May 2025 (Ambegaon ToR, item 32.5), page135 · 29 May 2025 |
| Location | 19.1028°N, 73.7625°E (exact)Documented“iv. The geographical co-ordinate of the project are Lower Reservoir (existing): 73°44' 30" E; 19°05' 45" N; Upper Reservoir : 73°45' 45" E; 19°06' 10" N.”EAC 32nd meeting minutes, 29 May 2025 (Ambegaon ToR, item 32.5), page134 · 29 May 2025 |
| District | Pune, Ambegaon |
| Villages | Kanase, Mahalunge Tarf Ghoda, Phulvade |
| Nearest protected area | Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, 16 km Official claim |
Notes
- Open loop A PSP with at least one reservoir on a river or stream, so it changes natural water flow. More in glossary → , 600 MW (2 × 200 + 2 × 100 MW), 3.60 MW, MWh and GWh MW is how fast power flows; MWh (or GWh = 1,000 MWh) is how much energy is stored or delivered. More in glossary → a day.
- The existing Dimbhe dam is the lower reservoir; a new concrete-walled upper reservoir sits on a Lateritic plateau (sada) Flat, rocky hill tops that look barren in summer but burst into rare, mostly endemic flowers in the monsoon. More in glossary → at about 1,000 m near Chaptewadi Kanas.
- Coords are the upper reservoir.
- Land 69.41 ha: 3.59 ha forest (approach roads and water conductor), 65.82 ha non-forest; the 42.85 ha upper reservoir is all non-forest.
- Forest clearance (Stage-I / Stage-II) Central permission to use forest land for a project. Stage-I is in-principle approval with conditions; Stage-II is final approval. More in glossary → not yet applied for at Terms of Reference (ToR) The list of studies an EIA must cover, set by the expert committee. Getting a ToR is the first clearance step, not a permission to build. More in glossary → .
- Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) The central committee of experts that recommends ToR and EC for river valley and hydro projects, including PSPs. More in glossary → recommended ToR on 29 May 2025 (32nd meeting).
- The 10 km area is 54.88% Scheduled Tribe (Thakar, Mahadev Koli).
- Memorandum of understanding (MoU) A non-binding agreement between the state and a developer to study and build a project at a site, with a water allocation. More in glossary → 3 Sep 2024.
Timeline
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EAC recommends ToR for ReNew's Ambegaon Pumped storage project (PSP) Two reservoirs at different heights: water is pumped up when power is cheap and released through turbines when power is needed. More in glossary →
Details and documents
600 MWDocumented“26 Ambegaon Open Loop PSP (600 Mw) in 69.41 Ha Renew Hydro Power Pvt Ltd Pune/ Maharashtra Ghoda/ Bhima/ Krishna 29 May 2025 For ToR Approved”SANDRP: 2025 env & forest clearance decisions · 20 January 2026 open loop using Dimbhe dam as the lower reservoir, on 69.41 haDocumented“Pumped Storage Project in an area of 69.41 Ha in village Kanase, Mahalunge Tarf Ghoda and Phulvade,”EAC 32nd meeting minutes, 29 May 2025 (item 32.5), page134 · 29 May 2025, of which 3.59 haDocumented“Forest Land : 3.59 ha”EAC 32nd meeting minutes, 29 May 2025 (item 32.5), page248 · 29 May 2025 is forest. Stage-I forest clearance had not been applied for.