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The Bhadla Solar Park is a solar power plant located in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India.It covers an area of 56 square kilometers and has a total installed capacity of 2,245 megawatts (MW), making it India's largest and the 11th-largest solar park in the world as of 2024. [4]
The 125-MW Sakri solar plant is the largest solar-power plant in Maharashtra. The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has the world's largest solar steam system. It was constructed at the Shirdi shrine at an estimated cost of ₹ 13.3 million (US$160,000), ₹ 5,840,000 (US$70,000) which was paid as a subsidy by the renewable-energy ministry.
The 600 MW plant is being built on the Omakareshwar Dam's reservoir and the evacuating infrastructure is being provided by the state-owned Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL). [3] Reportedly, this plan will be the largest floating solar power generation facility globally. [4] In August 2023, a capacity of 278 MW had been activated.
Thermal power is the largest source of power in India. There are different types of thermal power plants based on the fuel that are used to generate the steam such as coal, gas, and diesel, natural gas. About 71% of electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants. [8]
In August 2016, Tata Power Solar commissioned a 100 MW solar project at the park built over an area of 200 hectares (500 acres). This was the largest solar project commissioned using domestically manufactured solar cells and modules at the time. In May 2018, Azure Power commissioned a 50 MW solar capacity at the park.
It was the first solar project in India to break the grid parity barrier. [4] It achieved a first-year tariff of INR 2.97/unit, [5] while the previous record was INR 4.34/unit. [3] [6] The project was commissioned by Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited, a joint venture between Madhya Pradesh UrjaVikas Nigam Limited and Solar Energy Corporation of India.
Dholera Solar Park is a planned, large scale solar project in Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), Gujarat. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is categorised as an Ultra Mega Solar Power Project , by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Central Government of India ; the capacity will be 5 GW by 2030.
Sakri Photovoltaic solar energy project is a 125 MW solar photovoltaic power plant. [1] The project was developed by Mahagenco in Shivajinagar in Sakri taluka of Dhule district in Maharashtra, India. Its cost was about Rs 20 billion, and it became operational in 2013. [2] Completion was in March 2013. [3] [4]