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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

List of Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects[5]
Project name Location State Commission Date Capacity (MW)
Currently Installed Planned
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park Kurnool Andhra Pradesh 29 March 2017 1,000
Bhadla Solar Park Jodhpur Rajasthan 22 February 2017 746 2,225
Kamuthi Solar Power Project Kamuthi Tamil Nadu 21 September 2016 648
NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park Anantpur Andhra Pradesh 9 May 2016 250 1,000
Pavagada Solar Park Pavagada Karnataka December 2017[6] - 2,700
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Rewa Madhya Pradesh December, 2018 - 750
Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 2018 - 1,000
Banaskantha Gujarat 2018[7] - 750
Leh and Kargil[8] Jammu and Kashmir Planning - 7,500
Punjab Planning - 2,000
Jaisalmer Rajasthan Planning - 3,700
Mehboob Nagar Telangana Planning - 1,000
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Planning - 600
Sambhar Ultra Mega Solar Power Project Sambhar Rajasthan On hold - 4,000

See also

References

  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". http://www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 11 May 2017. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. ^ By Ians (28 November 2014). "12 States to Set up Solar Parks, Ultra Mega Solar Projects: Goyal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ^ "1st phase of Pavagada solar park to be ready by Dec". The Hindu. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Work on 750MW solar plant begins - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Solar parks with capacity of 7500 MW to come up in Ladakh". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.