Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects

Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, also known as Ultra Mega Solar Parks, are a series of solar power projects planned by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Union Government of India.[1] Each power project has a minimum capacity of 500 MW.[2]

In December 2014, the Government of India introduced a scheme to establish at least 25 solar parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, adding over 20 GW of installed solar power capacity. The Central Government provides financial support for the construction of these solar projects.[3] In February 2017, the Union Cabinet increased the total number of planned solar parks to 50 with a total capacity of 40 GW. By April 2017, 34 solar parks were under construction across 21 states.[4]

List of projects edit

List of Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects[5]
Project nameLocationStateCapacity (MW)
OperationalPlanned
NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar ParkAnantapurAndhra Pradesh978.51500
Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar ParkGaliveedu2501000
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar ParkKurnool10001000
Ananathapurumu II Solar parkTadipatri400500
Pavagada Solar ParkTumakuruKarnataka20502050
Rajnandgaon Solar ParkRajnandgaonChhattisgarh500
Rewa Ultra Mega SolarRewaMadhya Pradesh750[6]750
Neemuch - Mandsaur Solar parkNeemuch500
Agar - Shajapur Solar Park[7]Shajapur235.7500
Paramount Solar Park - K.P.PowerBeedMaharashtra500
Bhadla Solar ParkPhalodiRajasthan2245[8]2255
Kamuthi Solar Power ProjectKamuthiTamil Nadu648648
Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy ParkKutchGujarat30000
Dholera Solar ParkDholera SIR5000
Gujarat Solar Park-1Patan615615
Radhanesda (Banaskantha) Solar ParkRadhanesda700
Odisha Solar ParkPlanningOdisha1000
Total7828.717853

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Introduction :: Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), A Government of India Enterprise". SECI. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ Smiti Mittal (15 September 2014). "India Considers Adding 20 GW Capacity Through Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects". Cleantechnica.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Scheme for Development of Ultra Mega Solar Parks". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ Prasad, Gireesh Chandra (7 April 2017). "ADB to lend $175 million to Power Grid for transmission project". livemint.com/. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ^ Ians (28 November 2014). "12 States to Set up Solar Parks, Ultra Mega Solar Projects: Goyal". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ^ "750MW MP solar plant starts operations, to serve Delhi Metro". The Economic Times. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Ujaas Park".
  8. ^ "With 2,245 MW of Commissioned Solar Projects, World's Largest Solar Park is Now at Bhadla". Mercom India. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.