The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has conditionally approved the Rs 4,500 crore Turga pump storage hydroelectric project of 1,000 MW in Purulia district of West Bengal.
The state plans to install a 1,200 MW solar plant to feed the 1,000 MW pump storage hydel power plant at Turga.
The state, however, is yet to receive the official communication from the CEA.