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India’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant installed by KPCL

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Eco Factor: Solar photovoltaic power plant to generate up to 3MW of renewable electrical power.

The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) has installed India’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant at Yalesandra village in Kolar district of Karnataka. Built at the cost of about $13 million, the plant makes use of modular crystalline technology to generate solar energy.

Inaugurating the plant, India’s Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abhullah said that the government was planning to add 1000MW of solar energy to the national grid in the next three years as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

The power plant will provide energy to 500 pump sets of 10hp each and benefit about 1000 farmers. The KPCL is planning to set up 100MW of solar energy plants as joint ventures with the private sector.

Via: Sify

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