# GE Renewable Energy to supply turbines for 500 MW Kundah pumped storage plant in India

GE Renewable Energy has been selected by MEIL to supply and commission four 125 MW fixed speed pumped storage turbine-generator units for the new Kundah hydropower plant in Tamil Nadu, India. Commissioning is expected by September 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-09-20
- Where: Nilgiris hills, Tamil Nadu, India
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500 MW (4 x 125 MW)
- Products: pumped storage turbine-generator units
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GE Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/3506.md)
- [GE Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/3506.md) (supplier)
- [Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited](https://endata.com/companies/14249.md) (customer)
- [Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/28855.md) (customer)
- [Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited](https://endata.com/companies/50003.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [powerengineeringint.com](https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/ge-to-supply-turbines-for-500mw-pumped-storage-plant-in-india/), 2020-09-20: "Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) has selected GE Renewable Energy to supply and commission four 125MW fixed speed pumped storage turbine-generator units for the new Kundah hydropower plant in India."
- [energystorageassociationarchive.org](https://energystorageassociationarchive.org/ge-renewable-energy-to-support-the-development-of-pumped-hydro-storage-solutions-in-india/), 2020-10-01: "GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) to supply and commission four 125 MW fixed speed pumped storage turbines for the new Kundah hydropower plant in India."
- [pv-magazine-india.com](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/press-releases/ge-renewable-energy-to-support-the-development-of-pumped-hydro-storage-solutions-in-india/), 2020-11-03: "GE Renewable Energy announced that it has been selected by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) to supply and commission four 125 MW fixed speed pumped storage turbines for the new Kundah hydropower plant in India."

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