VIJAYAWADA: A day after Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the Energy Department to focus on the pumped storage hydroelectric project (PSHP) at Sileru, Energy Secretary Srikant Nagulapalli on Tuesday said the State government has given in-principle approval to the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) to execute the proposed project at Upper Sileru.
The government has directed APGenco to explore the most feasible techno-economic option to set up the 1,350 Mega Watt PSHP and integrate it with solar and wind power for grid stabilisation, provide 24×7 power and meet the future energy demand in the State.Though the hydroelectric project has often figured in the wish-lists submitted by the Chief Minister to the Centre requesting financial support and expedited clearance for diverting forest land, it is yet to take off owing to various constraints.
