JSW Bhor–Mahad PSP (5,400 MW)

Sources disagree

Notes

• EAC × 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 → 63rd minutes (25 Sep 2026, item 63.3, proposal IA/MH/RIV/592392/2026): ToR × 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 → recommended for a 5,400 MW PSP × 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 → in Bhor (Pune) and Mahad (Raigad) by JSW Energy PSP Nine Ltd, on 645.62 ha = 241.22 ha forest + 391.67 ha private + 12.73 ha government.
• We treat it as the 5,200 MW Dec 2025 MoU × 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 → project (same group, same districts, similar size); the minutes do not name the MoU, hence confidence 'secondary'.
• Largest single PSP proposed in the state.

Timeline

1. 25 September 2026 · Clearance Documented #

   EAC recommends ToR for JSW's 5,400 MW Bhor–Mahad PSP

   Details and documents

   The largest PSP proposed in Maharashtra: 645.62 haⓘ×Documented“Project, involving a total area of 645.62 ha, located in Taluka Bhor and Mahad, Districts Pune and Raigad,”EAC 63rd meeting minutes, 25 Sep 2026 (item 63.3), page98 · 25 September 2026 in Bhor (Pune) and Mahad (Raigad), of which 241.22 haⓘ×Documented“Clearance (FC) for the 241.22 ha of forest land involved in the project within the”EAC 63rd meeting minutes, 25 Sep 2026 (item 63.3), page233 · 25 September 2026 is forest.ⓘ×Documented“(i) Project Name : 5400 MW Pumped Storage Project at Taluka: Bhor & Mahad, Dis”EAC 63rd meeting minutes, 25 Sep 2026 (item 63.3), page2 · 25 September 2026

   JSW Bhor–Mahad PSP (5,400 MW) · EAC 63rd meeting minutes, 25 Sep 2026 (item 63.3)

2. 12 December 2025 · MoU signed, no clearance yet Reported #

   JSW Neo signs ₹19,950 cr MoU for 5,200 MW 'Western Ghats × Western Ghats / Sahyadri The 1,600 km mountain chain along India's west coast: older than the Himalaya, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a global biodiversity hotspot. More in glossary → PSP'

   Details and documents

   The CM called it the largest PSP in the country. MAHAGENCO also signed for 400 MWⓘ×Reported“…epartment to develop the 5,200 MW Western Ghats pumped storage hydropower project. Maharashtra has signed two additional MoUs for 400 MW and 200 MW PSPs with MAHAGENCO Renewable Energy and New Asian Infrastructure Development. December 12, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey…”Energetica India Koyna Stage-VI.ⓘ×Reported“JSW Neo Energy Signs INR 19,950 Cr MoU with Maha Govt for 5,200 MW Western Ghats PSP - Asia Pacific | Energetica India Magazine”Energetica India

   JSW Bhor–Mahad PSP (5,400 MW) · Energetica India