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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)
UPSC-pattern: Pinnapuram IREP (Andhra Pradesh) is the world's first integrated renewable energy project combining solar, wind and pumped-storage hydro. Capacity?
5230 MW (3000 MW solar + 550 MW wind + 1680 MW PSP) developed by Greenko. Located near Kurnool district.
When was Pinnapuram Integrated Renewable Energy Project announced?
Greenko's IREP at Pinnapuram (Kurnool, AP) — 5,230 MW pumped storage + 3 GW solar + 0.55 GW wind. Phase 1 operational 2024. World's largest integrated RE project at single site.

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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).

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