Solar Energy or Solar Power plant in India has been proven a huge success during the last 10 years, especially when no one imagined, India has become a country to produce the ‘Cheapest Solar Energy’ on the planet.
By technology itself, the solar power plant has an advantage over its other Renewable energy counterparts like Wind, Hydro, etc. As there are no moving parts, which attracts lower maintenance costs post installation, faster to install due to lesser complexity in the transportation of components, lesser skills require due to the simplicity of the installation, and many other plus points.
Let’s know more about the Largest Solar Power Energy power plant in India in 2023.
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Sr.No |
Solar Power Park in India |
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1 |
Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan |
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2 |
Pavagada Solar Park, Karnataka |
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3 |
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park, Andhra Pradesh |
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4 |
NP Kunta, Andhra Pradesh |
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5 |
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar, Madhya Pradesh |
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6 |
Charanka Solar Park, Gujarat |
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7 |
Kamuthi Solar Power Project, Tamil Nadu |
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8 |
Ananthapuramu – II, Andhra Pradesh |
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9 |
Galiveedu solar park, Andhra Pradesh |
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10 |
Mandsaur Solar Farm, Madhya Pradesh |
Bhadla Solar Park is the world's largest solar park with a total area of 14,000 acres located in Bhadra, Farodi Tesir, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India.
The area has been described as "almost uninhabitable" due to its climate. The average temperature in Bhadra is 46-48 degrees Celsius. Hot winds and dust storms are expected. Bhadra is a sandy, dry and dry land covering an area of about 45 km2. The total capacity of the
Solar Park is 2,245 MW. Upon reaching full capacity, the park will become the world's largest fully-contracted PV project with an investment of Rs 10,000 (US$1.3 billion).
Pavagada Solar Park is a solar park covering an area of 53 square kilometres (13,000 acres) located in Pavagada Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka.
This Solar Power Park has a capacity of 2,050 MW, making it the world's second-largest solar power park after the 2,245 MW Bhadra Solar Park in Rajasthan.
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park is a solar park with a total area of 5,932.32 acres and a capacity of 1,000 MW located in Panyam Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh.
The park was built with an investment of around US$980 million from solar energy developers and the central and state governments.
Started operations on 29 March 2017 and is owned by Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Private Limited (APSPCL).
NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park, also known as Ananthapuram Ultra Mega Solar Park, is a solar park with a total area of 7,924.76 acres located at Nambalapura Kunta Mandal, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Commenced operations in May 2016 and is owned by Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Private Limited (APSPCL).
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar is the country's first grid-parity solar project. This is one of India's largest solar power plants and the largest single-site solar power plant in Asia. The project implementer, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), is a joint venture between Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikash Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
Rewa is India's first project to power open-access interstate highway customer Delhi Metro. This is also the first project in India to use solar energy for rail transport.
The project received the World Bank Group President's Award for Outstanding Achievement for its trading structure.
Gujarat Solar Park-1 (also known as Charanka Solar Park) is currently under development on a 2,000-hectare (4,900-acre) site near the village of Charanka in the Patan district of northern Gujarat.
Kamthi Solar Power Project is a 2,500-acre solar power plant located in Kamthi, Ramanathapuram District, 90 km from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park is a solar park with a total area of 5,927.76 acres located at Mylavaram-Mandal, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. The project will be carried out by Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Private Limited (APSPCL), a joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation and New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.
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What are the Solar Energy targets of India by 2023?
India ranks 3rd in the 2021 Attractive Renewable Energy Index and is the 3rd largest energy consumer in the world.
India ranks 4th in the world for installed renewable energy capacity (including large-scale hydropower), 4th for wind power capacity and 4th for solar power capacity (REN21 Renewables 2022 Global Status Report). by).
The country has set an ambitious goal of reaching 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the end of 2022, with plans to expand to 500 GW by 2030. In terms of renewable energy expansion, this is the largest plan in the world.
India is the second-largest market in Asia and the third-largest in the world for new solar capacity (13 GW added in 2021). It ranked fourth in total installed capacity (60.4 GW), overtaking Germany (59.2 GW) for the first time.
India's installed renewable energy capacity has increased by 396% over the past 8.5 years to exceed 159.95 GW (including large-scale hydro), about 40% of the country's total capacity (2022) as of March 31). Installed solar energy capacity has grown 19.3-fold over the past eight years, reaching 56.6 GW as of June 1, 2022. Installed renewable energy capacity (including large-scale hydro) increased to 76 GW from 37 GW in March 2014 to 159.95 GW in May 2022, an increase of about 109.4%. As of 30 November 2022, the country's installed capacity is approximately 408.72 GW.
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India to reach 166 GW of renewable energy capacity by October 2022. India has met its NDC target with a total installed non-fossil-based power capacity of 159.95 GW. This is 41.4% of the total installed power capacity.
In 2023, the sector is anticipating receiving an investment of over USD 25 billion-plus, with which 25-30GW of installed capacity will be increased which can also be taken as this year’s target.
How much power does a 1-acre of solar power plant in India produce?
How much is an acre of land by the way in general calculations for Solar PV system design?
1 Acre = 43,560 Sq.ft.
Now we need to know more about our Solar Panel rating and its size in order to understand the number of modules that can fit in an acre of the solar farm.
For more on this topic refer to our blog ‘What is the income for ONE-acre solar farm’?
How many solar power projects are there in India?
There are ~ 34 solar power park projects approved by :MNRE with over 20,000 MW capacity.
India is also going to be a world leader in installing the ‘Largest floating solar power plant’, which will generate 600MW with an investment of Rs 3000 crore going to be installed in MP’s Khandwa. [Source: Click]
Waaree Energies Limited is a leader in solar power plant installation having installed near to 1GW of power plants, including floating power plants.
