Rajasthan to Generate 7,000 MW of Solar Energy by 2019 End

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) managing director BK Dosi said, “Rajasthan is on course to triple its solar power generation capacity in next two years to 7,000 MW from 2,246 MW at present.”

The Bhadla solar park, once fully operational, will generate 2,255 MW, making it “the largest solar park in the world”.

It will fuel Rajasthan’s ambitious plan to generate 7,000 MW of solar energy by 2019 end. The park, being developed in four phases, is currently generating 746 MW and phase 3 of 1,000 MW is under implementation, a senior official said.

Besides the Bhadla solar park, Rajasthan has already commissioned solar projects of 1,592 MW over the past four years. Also, a 750 MW project being developed by Essel Infra at Pokhran, a 1,500 MW project is being jointly set up by Adani group and Rajasthan government at Jaisalmer and a 1,000 MW project is under construction by RRECL at Nokh in Jaisalmer. All these projects are expected to be commissioned by 2019 end.

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) managing director BK Dosi said, “Rajasthan is on course to triple its solar power generation capacity in next two years to 7,000 MW from 2,246 MW at present.”

He further said, “A major contributor will be world’s largest solar park at Bhadla, which will have a total capacity of 2,255 MW, and we expect it to be fully commissioned by March 2019.”

At present, the 1,000 MW Kurnool Ultra Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh is the world’s largest single location solar project and Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka aims to generate 2,700 MW once fully commissioned.

The Bhadla solar park already has two phases in operation, producing 746 MW of power, with big names in the business such as the Adani and IL&FS among the developers.

RRECL has implemented phase I and phase II of Bhadla solar park. Under phase I (75 MW), five projects of 60 MW have been commissioned, and under phase II (680 MW) all the 10 projects of total capacity of 680 MW have been commissioned.

The third phase (1,000 MW) is being developed by Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd, which is a joint venture of Rajasthan government and IL&FS. Out of 1,000 MW, projects of 500 MW capacity have been awarded at a tariff of Rs 2.44 and Rs 2.45 per unit.

“These projects are likely to be commissioned by September 2018,” Dosi said.

Source: HT