India reports 7.43 GW of operational pumped-storage capacity
India’s Press Information Bureau said 7.43 GW of pumped-storage capacity was operational across 10 projects as of July 2026.
Event / data period: 2026-07
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A 19 October PIB backgrounder said India had 7.43 GW of operational pumped-storage hydropower capacity across 10 projects as of July 2026. Another 15.87 GW across 11 projects was under construction or implementation.
The Central Electricity Authority also listed 10.40 GW across eight projects as concurred or appraised. These figures describe different development stages; the article does not add them together or imply that proposed capacity is already operating.
Data
Pumped-storage capacity by project stage
Figures reported by the Central Electricity Authority and PIB.
| Operational, July 2026 | 7.43 |
| Under construction or implementation | 15.87 |
| Concurred or appraised | 10.4 |
Methodology
Capacity figures are reported in GW; project stages are kept separate.
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