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World's first and largest integrated renewable energy storage project at a single location?
Pinnapuram IREP, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (Greenko)
Pinnapuram IREP — full planned capacity?
4,000 MW solar + 1,000 MW wind + 1,680 MW pumped storage
Greenko's Pinnapuram pumped storage plant capacity?
1,200 MW (Phase 1; expandable to 2,400 MW)
Pinnapuram pumped storage uses water from which existing reservoir?
Gorakallu (Narasimharaya Sagar) reservoir
Daily energy storage capacity of Pinnapuram in single cycle?
10,080 MWh (≈10 GWh per day)
Pinnapuram is located in which district of Andhra Pradesh?
Kurnool district
Type of pumped storage at Pinnapuram (with respect to natural water systems)?
Off-stream closed-loop PSP (no natural catchment)
Investment in Pinnapuram IREP (full)?
≈US $4.2 billion
Pinnapuram supports decarbonisation of which 'hard-to-abate' industries?
Green steel, green aluminium, green hydrogen
Union Minister who visited Pinnapuram in April 2025 (calling it 'world's first')?
Pralhad Joshi (MNRE)
World's largest renewable energy park (single location)?
Khavda Renewable Energy Park, Kutch, Gujarat
Khavda total planned capacity by 2029?
30 GW (≈26 GW solar + 4 GW wind)

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