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Savitri PSP

Study terms approved (ToR) (as of 11 March 2026) · NHPC · Inside draft ESA

2,400MW

Not disclosedtrees to be felled

55.64ha of forest land

4villages named

  1. MoU signed
  2. Study terms (ToR)
  3. Forest clearance
  4. Construction
  5. Operating
Forest (ha) 55.64 Documented“works for project is 310.76 ha out of which Forest area is 55.64 ha, Government land is”EAC 48th meeting minutes, 12 Feb 2026 (Savitri ToR, item 48.3), page63 · 12 February 2026
Total land (ha) 310.76 Documented“Storage Project (2400 MW) in an area of 310.76 Ha located at Village Javali, Dare, Haroshi,”EAC 48th meeting minutes, 12 Feb 2026 (Savitri ToR, item 48.3), page23 · 12 February 2026
Capacity (MW) 2,400 Reported“NHPC’s 2,400 MW Savitri pumped storage project gets ToR clearance | Power Peak Digest”Power Peak Digest: NHPC's 2,400 MW Savitri PSP gets ToR · 11 March 2026
Storage (GWh) 15.07 Documented“ii. The project, conceived as an open loop project of installed capacity 2400 MW/15072MWH”EAC 48th meeting minutes, 12 Feb 2026 (Savitri ToR, item 48.3), page23 · 12 February 2026
Cost (₹ crore) 11,826 Reported“…ross Satara and Raigad districts, covering villages including Javali, Dare, Haroshi and Karanje. The estimated project cost is Rs 11,826 crore. The scheme will utilise a head of 561.67 metres between an upper dam on the Koyna River near Mahabaleshwar and a lower dam…”Power Peak Digest: NHPC's 2,400 MW Savitri PSP gets ToR · 11 March 2026
Location17.9464°N, 73.6205°E (exact)Documented“Upper Reservoir Coordinates: 17°56' 47.04" N & 73°37' 13.73" E”EAC 48th meeting minutes, 12 Feb 2026 (Savitri ToR, item 48.3), page95 · 12 February 2026
DistrictRaigad, Satara
VillagesJavali, Dare, Haroshi, Karanje
MoU signedJune 2023

Sources disagree

status

Annexure 1 still lists ToR as applied for; likely compiled before the Mar 2026 ToR.

Notes

  • 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 → deferred 10 Dec 2025 pending an No-objection certificate (NoC) A letter from another authority saying it does not object, often required before a committee will consider a project. More in glossary → under the Mahabaleshwar–Panchgani Eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) A notified buffer around a sanctuary or national park where some activities are banned or regulated. More in glossary → notification; granted at the 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 → 's 48th meeting (reported Mar 2026). 55.64 ha of forest.
  • Upper dam on the Koyna near Mahabaleshwar lies inside the ESZ; parts of the powerhouse and roads are in the Raigad Conservation Reserve; the whole area is in the draft Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) About 56,825 sq km of the Western Ghats proposed for protection since 2014; still only a draft, reissued six times. More in glossary → .

Timeline

Category

  1. · Clearance Reported #

    NHPC's Savitri 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 → gets ToR after ESZ deferral

    Details and documents

    Deferred in Dec 2025 for want of a Mahabaleshwar–Panchgani ESZ NOC, the 2,400 MWReported“NHPC’s 2,400 MW Savitri pumped storage project gets ToR clearance | Power Peak Digest”Power Peak Digest · 11 March 2026 project got ToR at the EAC's 48th meeting. It needs 55.64 haReported“The project involves diversion of 55.64 hectares of forest land. The EAC has stated that full ESZ clearance is required before the project can apply for Environmental Clearance.”Power Peak Digest · 11 March 2026 of forest; its upper dam sits inside the ESZ and parts of the powerhouse and roads in the Raigad Conservation Reserve.

    Savitri PSP · Power Peak Digest

  2. · Rejection Reported #

    EAC defers Savitri ToR over the Mahabaleshwar–Panchgani ESZ

    Details and documents

    The EAC asked NHPC to get a NoC under the Mahabaleshwar–Panchgani eco-sensitive zone notification (2001) before ToR. ToR followed in Mar 2026.

    Savitri PSP · SANDRP: 2025 env & forest clearance decisions

Sources

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