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To meet up the evening peak shortfall of the state after 2022 and onwards, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is planning to develop another 1000 MW Pumped Storage type Power Project at Ayodhya hills under Baghmundi Block in Purulia District in addition to the existing 900 MW Purulia Pumped Storage Project which is successfully in operation since 2007-2008.
The Turga Pumped Storage Project on Turga nala is a closed loop type Pumped Storage Project located in Purulia district of West Bengal.
The Turga Pumped Storage Project envisages utilization of rainfall in the catchment of the Turga Nala in Ayodhya hills for peak power generation for a Pumped Storage type project development. The project envisages construction of Upper Dam (C.A. 8.29 Sq. Km) across Turga Nala, a tributary of Subarnarekha river and a water conductor system with an underground Power House on the downstream of Upper Dam and a Lower Dam (augmenting the existing Turga Dam of I&W Dte., Govt. of West Bengal) having intermediate catchment of 4.37 sq. km (total C.A. 12.66 sq. km).
The Project comprises of four Reversible Pump-Turbine units each of 250 MW Capacity installed in underground Power House. Two of these units will be variable speed machines and the other two will be fixed speed machines.
The coordinates of Upper Dam site are 23°12’47”N and 86°04’ 20”E. Likewise, coordinates of the lower Dam site are 23°11’49’’N and 86°04’13”E. Reference Topo-sheet for the project is No.73I/4/ NW of Survey of India.
The Project site is approachable by a jeep able road taking off from Balarampur – Baghmundi state highway. The nearest rail head is located at Barabhum (Balarampur) and nearest airport is located at Ranchi. The nearest ports are Haldia and Kolkata.
The total land required for the project is 292.0 Ha of which 234 Ha is Forest Land. Land for Compensatory Afforestation for 234 Ha has been identified.
Techno-Economic Clearance from Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) will be obtained soon.