WBSEDCL to set up a pumped storage facility at Purulia.

West Bengal State Electricity Development Corporation Ltd. (WBSEDCL) will set up a 1000-MW pumped storage facility at Ayodha Hills in the Purulia district of the State at an estimated cost of Rs. 6,922 crore. The Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) will provide a loan assistance of Rs. 5,000 crore for the project. The loan agreement with JICA was signed on November 2. According to a release issued by WBSEDCL, the project will have four reversible pump turbine units of 250 MW each.

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