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1,500MW
Not disclosedtrees to be felled
90ha of forest land
3villages named
| Forest (ha) | 90 Documented“Warangi PSP is estimated to be around 226.16 ha, out of which 136.16ha is non-forest land and 90.00ha”EAC 21st meeting minutes, 31 Dec 2024 (Warasgaon Warangi, item 21.2), page31 · 31 December 2024 |
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| Total land (ha) | 226.16 Documented“Loop Pumped Storage Project (1500 MW) in an area of 226.16 Ha located at Village Khanu, Teckpole and”EAC 21st meeting minutes, 31 Dec 2024 (Warasgaon Warangi, item 21.2), page30 · 31 December 2024 |
| Capacity (MW) | 1,500 Reported“Subject: Submission against 1500 MW Warasgaon Warangi Pumped Storage Project by Adani Green Energy to be discussed in the 19th EAC meeting for TORs”SANDRP letter to EAC · 29 November 2024 |
| Storage (GWh) | 9 (estimate) ReportedDerived on this siteStorage implied by us from capacity × rated hours or annual generation; see the project note.Tribune: Govt halts Adani project in Western Ghats |
| Cost (₹ crore) | 5,516.8 Documented“viii. The estimated project cost is Rs. 5516.8 Crores including IDC. As a preliminary estimate, a construction”EAC 21st meeting minutes, 31 Dec 2024 (Warasgaon Warangi, item 21.2), page31 · 31 December 2024 |
| Location | 18.3123°N, 73.4691°E (exact)Documented“state having a geographical latitude 18°18'44.3374"N and longitude 73°28'8.8284"E. The catchment area”EAC 21st meeting minutes, 31 Dec 2024 (Warasgaon Warangi, item 21.2), page31 · 31 December 2024 |
| District | Pune, Raigad, Velhe, Mahad |
| Villages | Tekpowale, Warangi, Khanu |
| MoU signed | 2022 |
88.98 ha was the Sep 2024 amendment the EAC rejected; 90.00 ha is the fresh ToR of Dec 2024. An earlier '80.03 ha' figure is not in these minutes and was dropped.
After rejection in September, Adani's project returned with a new application and received ToR. Its Warangi village lies in the draft ESA.
Forest land required rose from 24.50Documented“…ra’s fragile Western Ghats. The committee raised concerns over the drastic increase in forest land required for the project, from 24.50 hectares to 88.98 hectares, more than three times the original estimate. Advertisement The committee has instructed Adani to…”Tribune to 88.98 haDocumented“…rn Ghats. The committee raised concerns over the drastic increase in forest land required for the project, from 24.50 hectares to 88.98 hectares, more than three times the original estimate. Advertisement The committee has instructed Adani to reapply with a pro…”Tribune. The committee asked Adani to reapply with lower impact.
Includes Tarali, Warasgaon–Warangi and Patgaon; ~₹60,000 crore.
resubmission Documented
✅ The safeguard
Rejection by the Expert Appraisal Committee should force a lower-impact redesign.
⚠️ What happened
Warasgaon–Warangi was rejected on 27 Sep 2024 after its forest need tripled. A fresh ToR was granted on 31 Dec 2024.
no cumulative assessment Documented
✅ The safeguard
Cumulative impact assessment A study of the combined effect of all projects in one river basin or landscape, rather than one project at a time. More in glossary → and carrying-capacity studies show what many projects do to one basin together.
⚠️ What happened
None exists for the Kal, Savitri, Pej, Kalu or Koyna basins. Pane's upper dam is ~3 kmDocumented“· Upper Adani Dam is barely 3 kms from the proposed Upper Dam of 1500 MW Pane Pumped Storage by JSW.”SANDRP: letter to the EAC on the Adani dams · 29 November 2024 from Warasgaon's; residents say more projects are planned within 15–20 km of Karjat.
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 → PSPs threaten Devrai (sacred grove) Patches of old forest protected by villages for a local deity; often the last old-growth trees in a valley. More in glossary → , sacred river origins and community-protected fish pools.