Ghosla PSP

Notes

• Closed loop × Closed loop A PSP whose two reservoirs are built away from rivers; water is filled once and then recirculated. More in glossary → , Godavari basin, on 350 ha in Pachora, Sillod and Soegaon.
• 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 → approved 29 Jan 2025 (SANDRP).
• MEIL applied to amend the ToR; taken up at the 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 → 57th meeting (29 Jun 2026, item 57.7), outcome not yet read.
• Part of MEIL's 4,000 MW 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 → with Kamod.
• EAC 57th minutes (item 57.7): ToR amendment recommended.
• Forest land rose from 29.50 ha (ToR, Feb 2025) to 65.35 ha after DFO and CF inspections (4 Dec 2025, 21 May 2026); storage 12,000 → 12,900 MWh × MW, MWh and GWh MW is how fast power flows; MWh (or GWh = 1,000 MWh) is how much energy is stored or delivered. More in glossary → .

Timeline

1. 29 June 2026 · Clearance Documented #

   Ghosla 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 → forest land rises from 29.5 to 65.35 ha

   Details and documents

   After inspections by the DFO and Conservator of Forests, MEIL's Ghosla project needs 65.35 haⓘ×Documented“317.68 ha is non-forest land and 65.35 ha is forest land. Diversion of forest land for”EAC 57th meeting minutes, 29 Jun 2026 (item 57.7), page516 · 29 June 2026 of forest instead of 29.5ⓘ×Documented“ha is non-forest land and 317.68 ha is non-forest to: 29.5 ha is forest land. land and 65.35 ha is”EAC 57th meeting minutes, 29 Jun 2026 (item 57.7), page526 · 29 June 2026ⓘ×Documented“ha is non-forest land and 317.68 ha is non-forest to: 29.5 ha is forest land. land and 65.35 ha is”EAC 57th meeting minutes, 29 Jun 2026 (item 57.7), page526 · 29 June 2026 ha. The EAC recommended the ToR amendment.

   Ghosla PSP · EAC 57th meeting minutes, 29 Jun 2026 (item 57.7)

2. 29 January 2025 · Clearance Reported #

   EAC recommends ToR for Saidongar-2 Maval and Ghosla

   Details and documents

   Same meeting as Saidongar-1 Karjat's ToR. Kamod's ToR application was withdrawn after parameters changed and approved on 12 Mar.

   Saidongar-2 PSP, Maval · Ghosla PSP · Kamod PSP · SANDRP: 2025 env & forest clearance decisions

3. 26 September 2024 · MoU signed, no clearance yet Reported #

   SJVN (8,100 MW) and MEIL (4,000 MW) sign PSP MoUs

   Details and documents

   SJVN: Kolmondapada 800ⓘ×Reported“…s: the first phase will have a capacity of 100 MW, and the second phase will have 405 MW. The 8,100 MW PSP include the following: 800 MW Kolmondapada, 1,500 MW Sidgarh, 2,000 MW Chornai, 1,800 MW Baitarni, and 2,000 MW Jalvara. These MoUs will also enable SJVN to…”Power Line: SJVN signs two MoUs with Maharashtra · 1 October 2024, Sidgarh 1,500ⓘ×Reported“…ll have a capacity of 100 MW, and the second phase will have 405 MW. The 8,100 MW PSP include the following: 800 MW Kolmondapada, 1,500 MW Sidgarh, 2,000 MW Chornai, 1,800 MW Baitarni, and 2,000 MW Jalvara. These MoUs will also enable SJVN to conduct surveys, prepa…”Power Line: SJVN signs two MoUs with Maharashtra · 1 October 2024, Chornai 2,000, Baitarni 1,800ⓘ×Reported“…e second phase will have 405 MW. The 8,100 MW PSP include the following: 800 MW Kolmondapada, 1,500 MW Sidgarh, 2,000 MW Chornai, 1,800 MW Baitarni, and 2,000 MW Jalvara. These MoUs will also enable SJVN to conduct surveys, prepare detailed project reports, and est…”Power Line: SJVN signs two MoUs with Maharashtra · 1 October 2024 and Jalvara 2,000 MWⓘ×Reported“…of 100 MW, and the second phase will have 405 MW. The 8,100 MW PSP include the following: 800 MW Kolmondapada, 1,500 MW Sidgarh, 2,000 MW Chornai, 1,800 MW Baitarni, and 2,000 MW Jalvara. These MoUs will also enable SJVN to conduct surveys, prepare detailed projec…”Power Line: SJVN signs two MoUs with Maharashtra · 1 October 2024, ~₹48,000 cr; sites not disclosed. MEIL: Kamod and Ghosla, ₹21,100 cr.ⓘ×Reported“…(FSPs). The first MoU was signed with the Department of Water Resources for the development of five PSP with a total capacity of 8,100 MW. The second MoU is with Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited for a 505 MW FSP at Lower Wardha Dam, which will be…”Power Line: SJVN signs two MoUs with Maharashtra · 1 October 2024ⓘ×ReportedSource could not be fetched for checkingWater Power Magazine: MEIL signs MoU to develop 4,000 MW of PSPs · 1 October 2024

   Kamod PSP · Ghosla PSP · Power Line: SJVN signs two MoUs with Maharashtra · Water Power Magazine: MEIL MoU for 4,000 MW (Kamod, Ghosla)