SJVN commissions 100 MW solar power unit in Gujarat
Under a long-term power purchase agreement, the power generated by the Raghanesda Solar Power Station will be supplied to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for 25 years.
Under a long-term power purchase agreement, the power generated by the Raghanesda Solar Power Station will be supplied to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for 25 years.
Negotiations with private companies are currently underway to bring this green energy initiative to fruition, officials here on Monday said .
A detailed plan has been prepared to convert the expressway into a ‘Solar Expressway’ with installation of solar panels on a large scale based on the PPP model.
The civic agency plans to develop grid connected solar plants for meeting its own electricity needs and injecting surplus electricity into the distribution grid through Grid-connectivity.
India saved $4.2 billion in fuel costs through solar energy generation and avoided an additional 19.4 million tonne (mt) of coal in the first half of the year, a study said on Thursday.
The project is expected to generate 244 MU (million units) in a year. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) shall be signed between GUVNL and SJVN for 25 years.
Chinese companies dominate the Indian solar components market, supplying about 80 per cent of solar cells and modules used here.
Protests and roadblocks mushroomed on highways and city streets, demanding restoration of electricity which in many areas took more than a week to return.
Modi exhorted scientists assembled from India and abroad for the mega event whether they can take up the challenge to find a better way to store energy or electricity.
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