Reliance Power to set up 6,000 MW solar park in Rajasthan

[Hindustani78]

Reliance Power to set up 6,000 MW solar park in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Feb 12, 2015 (PTI)

Reliance Power today inked a pact with Rajasthan government to develop a 6,000 MW solar park in the state over the next 10 years.
An MoU in this regard was signed by state Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Chairman of Reliance Power Anil Ambani here today.

Raje also dedicated Reliance Power's 100 MW Concentrated Solar Project (CSP) located at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district to the nation.

Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Power, was awarded the CSP project in 2010 based on a international competitive bidding.

"The CSP plant is expected to generate about 250 million kilowatt hours of clean and green energy annually, equivalent to consumption of 2,30,000 households," the company said.

Reliance Power claims to have the largest portfolio of power projects in the private sector based on coal, gas, hydro and renewable energy with an operating portfolio of nearly 6,000 MW.

Earlier this week, Gautam Adani-led Adani Enterprises also signed a pact with the Rajasthan government to develop the country's largest solar park in the state with 10,000 MW capacity over the next 10 years at an estimated investment of about Rs 40,000 crore.

 

[Echo_419]

Reliance Power to set up 6,000 MW solar park in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Feb 12, 2015 (PTI)

Reliance Power today inked a pact with Rajasthan government to develop a 6,000 MW solar park in the state over the next 10 years.
An MoU in this regard was signed by state Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Chairman of Reliance Power Anil Ambani here today.

Raje also dedicated Reliance Power's 100 MW Concentrated Solar Project (CSP) located at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district to the nation.

Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Power, was awarded the CSP project in 2010 based on a international competitive bidding.

"The CSP plant is expected to generate about 250 million kilowatt hours of clean and green energy annually, equivalent to consumption of 2,30,000 households," the company said.

Reliance Power claims to have the largest portfolio of power projects in the private sector based on coal, gas, hydro and renewable energy with an operating portfolio of nearly 6,000 MW.

Earlier this week, Gautam Adani-led Adani Enterprises also signed a pact with the Rajasthan government to develop the country's largest solar park in the state with 10,000 MW capacity over the next 10 years at an estimated investment of about Rs 40,000 crore.

Great news,but there is already a thread dedicated for all thsi

 

[Mr.Nair]

So Adani+Reliance=16,000 MW solar plant in rajasthan

 

[Hindustani78]

Updated: May 30, 2015 12:44 IST
Karnataka to set up world’s biggest solar park - The Hindu

2,000-MW park will come on 10,000 acres of land in Pavagada
Karnataka, which entered the global power map by setting up Asia’s first hydroelectric station, is now embarking on another milestone mission of setting up a mega solar power park, said to be the world’s biggest. The park, with a capacity of 2,000 MW, will come up on 10,000 acres of land in the parched Pavagada taluk of Tumakuru district.

Secretary, Union Ministry of New and Renewal Energy, Upendra Tripathy and Additional Chief Secretary, Karnataka Energy Department, Ravi Kumar, who announced this at a press conference here on Friday, said the work on the proposed park would start soon.

The 1,000 MW solar park being implemented in Andhra Pradesh is the biggest such project so far in the country. The Centre would support the park by offering a subsidy of Rs. 20 lakh per mega Watt, Mr. Tripathy said.

According to sources, Pavagada was chosen for the solar park because of a combination of various factors, including high sunlight exposure, backwardness of the area, and lesser demand for land.

In addition to the park, Karnataka has bigger plans for the renewable energy sector as the State on Friday committed itself to setting up projects to tap green energy to the tune of 16,000 MW in the next five to seven years. The commitment was made at a meeting with Ministry of New and Renewal Energy authorities here where the Centre wanted the States to take up the responsibility of executing green energy project proposals to the tune of 1,75,000 MW received by it during the renewable energy global investors’ meet.

To facilitate evacuation of such a massive quantum of renewable energy from the generation sites, the Centre has also decided to set up an exclusive pan-India green corridor at a cost of Rs. 36,000 crore, Mr. Tripathy said. To raise resources for renewable energy sector infrastructure, the Centre would float tax-free green bonds to the tune of Rs. 5,000 crore in about three months from now, he said.

Set up roof-top solar plants with home loans

Special Correspondent

Now, you can set up a roof-top solar power plant on your house to take care of your power requirements through bank loans which would be part of home loan or home improvement loan.

Secretary, Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, Upendra Tripathi, who announced this at a press conference here on Friday, said this was possible as the Reserve Bank of India had included renewable energy under the priority lending category. Individuals could borrow a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh under this scheme.

Also to take care of the service and repair requirements of such roof-top solar power plants, the Centre was set to launch Surya Mithra scheme under which 50,000 rural unemployed youth with a qualification of Class 7 would be given free training in handling solar power plants, he said.

 

[definitelynotIndian]

All this power and still less than 10 hours supply to all of India except big cities and towns.

 

[Hindustani78]

All this power and still less than 10 hours supply to all of India except big cities and towns.

I think generators are even being used in large numbers to over come this problem.

 

[Manindra]

All this power and still less than 10 hours supply to all of India except big cities and towns.

You would be surprised, we are power surplus country but state electricity boards are not buying from national grid.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Solar is the future.

 

[definitelynotIndian]

You would be surprised, we are power surplus country but state electricity boards are not buying from national grid.

I know about that problem. Modi needs to do with all state electricity boards what he did with the one in Gujarat.

 

[Hindustani78]

You would be surprised, we are power surplus country but state electricity boards are not buying from national grid.

Hyderabad- The lights are on during the day opposite secretariat.

 

[Manindra]

Hyderabad- The lights are on during the day opposite secretariat.

They yet to get solar powered street light controller ?

 

[Sinnerman108]

The monsoon weather pattern is dependent on the ground areas getting heated up and thus pulling in the moisture laden air from the ocean.

If large portions of lands were to be be used for solar panels ( which consume and then reflect ) then what will be the impact on weather ?

 

[Manindra]

I know about that problem. Modi needs to do with all state electricity boards what he did with the one in Gujarat.

As a union republic centre can't do anything except request or ban any debt waiver.

The monsoon weather pattern is dependent on the ground areas getting heated up and thus pulling in the moisture laden air from the ocean.

If large portions of lands were to be be used for solar panels ( which consume and then reflect ) then what will be the impact on weather ?

It could be but these project does not take 0.1% of land so currently no problem.
As populous country I would prefer it on home or on canals so we can use precious land of agriculture.

Canal Solar Power Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Hindustani78]

They yet to get solar powered street light controller ?

I am not sure is it solar powered. Does anyone knows ?

 

[Manindra]

I am not sure is it solar powered. Does anyone knows ?

In this a sensor detected solar light. When it get light then automatically off & if they didn't get light then it would automatically on.
Surely this one is manually operated.