Overview
- Cabinet approved five-year power purchase agreements to procure 3,000 MW of solar and directed immediate tendering for pumped-storage capacity.
- Officials will call tenders for 2,000 MW of pumped storage, while some reports cite a 10,000 MW buildout target; developers will get land and water with output committed to state Discoms.
- Policy changes include permission for unlimited captive generation by new industrial units and creation of a new Discom for agriculture, irrigation and urban water-supply connections.
- An 800 MW supercritical unit at Ramagundam will proceed under NTPC’s oversight, with the final award based on a tariff comparison with TG Genco and additional sites under examination.
- GHMC-wide underground cabling estimated at ₹14,725 crore was sanctioned to place power, T-Fibre and other networks below ground with implementation organized in three zones.