Sunday, May 20, 2012

600 MW Solar Power Projects Dedicated to Nation

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated over 600 MW of installed solar power projects to the nation and called it a major step towards meeting India's energy security.

The projects, having potential to generate 30 lakh units of clean energy per day, are spread over several districts. These include Asia's largest solar park with 214 MW generation capacity at this village in North Gujarat district of Patan.

The park at Charanka, spread across 5,000 acres, has 500 MW of generation capacity of both solar and wind energy. Solar project developers like Alex Astral, US-based Sun Edison, Lanco Solar, Roha Dyechem and GMR Gujarat Solar Power have set up plants in the park.

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