Amaravati [India], June 23 (HornbillTV): In a major boost to the green energy sector in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday cleared pump storage projects proposed by Adani Green Energy with a total capacity of 3,700 MW while chairing the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) review meeting at his camp office in Tadepalli.

As part of the proposed total investment of INR 60,000 crore by Adani Group in Andhra Pradesh discussed during the World Economic Forum meet at Davos recently, the Chief Minister has cleared the proposal of investment of INR 15,740 crore.

The project will generate 10,000 jobs across four districts of Andhra Pradesh, according to an official statement by the state government.

Adani Group has proposed pump storage projects in four districts of the state – two plants to be set up in Parvathi Puram, one in YSR Kadapa, and one in Satya Sai districts. In Parvathi Puram, a 1200 MW capacity plant is to be set up in Kurukutti, and a 1000 MW plant in Karrivalasa.

Meanwhile, a 1000 MW will be set up in Gandikota while a 500 MW plant in Chitravathi. In each of these districts, Adani Group has proposed that they will be generating 3,000 jobs in Kurukutti, 3000 in Karrivalasa, 1500 in Chitravathi and 2500 in Gandikota, the statement read.

The project is stipulated to commence in December 2022 and the project is likely to commission in December 2028. While the plants will be set up spanning 1,490 acres of land, the state government has decided that the land will be leased from farmers at the cost of INR 30,000 per acre of land in these districts, which will be transferred to the farmers directly, it further said.

Meanwhile, the state will be generating a revenue of INR 2,775 crore from the project in terms of the power stored and an additional INR 980 crore from the SGST.

“This will give a big boost to the state in terms of investment and a positive message as the employment rate continues to rise in the state,” CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said in the meeting.

In other decisions taken in the SIPB meeting, the government has decided to apply for the PM MITRA scheme, which proposes to set up an integrated textile park in YSR Jagananna Mega Industrial Hub at Kopparthy in YSR District.

The government, as per the conditions laid down under the scheme, has proposed that they would be fixing the power cost at INR 4.5 per unit and INR 60 per TMC of water for the 10-year period of the project.

The SIPB has also cleared the setting up of a shrimp processing unit at the food park in Krishna district by Avisa Foods Private Limited. The project would generate 2,500 jobs in 12 months and the company has requested for 11.64 acres of land from the state government of Andhra Pradesh.

The SIPB has decided to lease the 11.64 acres at the cost of INR 1,027 per sqm. The government has also laid out conditions that the effluent treatment plant (ETP) would be set up by the company.