Tuesday, December 11, 2012

India's major grid solar power projects

India's National Solar Mission has targeted to deploy 20 million solar lighting systems for rural areas by 2022. The country is blessed with about an estimated 5000 TWh of solar radiation. This vast resource can be tapped to meet the growing energy demand. Even if a tenth of this potential is utilised, it could solve the country’s power problems.




Solar energy has particular relevance in remote and rural areas, where around 289 million people live without access to electricity. Solar energy is the most cost-effective option for India to reduce energy poverty without having to extend national grid services to provide power for individual homes and buildings. 




A State/UT wise list of grid solar power projects commissioned so far is as follows:
S.No.
State / UT
Capacity (kWp)
1
Andhra Pradesh
100
2
Arunanchal Pradesh
25
3
Gujarat
5000
4
Karnataka
6000
5
Kerala
25
6
Madhya Pradesh
100
7
Maharashtra
1000
8
Punjab
2325
9
Rajasthan
4950
10 
Tamil Nadu
5050
11 
Uttar Pradesh
375
12 
Uttarakhand
50
13 
West Bengal
1150
14 
Andaman & Nicobar
100
15 
Delhi
2142
16 
Lakshadweep
750
17 
Puducherry
25
18 
Others
790

Total
29957




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