Nagaland Will Develop its First Solar Power Project in Dimapur

• Halo Energie Pvt Ltd will develop the solar project over 120 acres of land designated in Dimapur for which the Department of Power has already accorded clearance.
• This will help Nagaland to fulfil its solar RPO target of 8.75%.

The state federal government of Nagaland has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hyderabad based Halo Energie Pvt Ltd to develop Nagaland's initial greenfield solar power project in Dimapur. Halo Energie is an independent power creating company.

According to the details, the solar power project will be of 20MW and created over more than 120 acres in the Ganeshnagar Industrial Area, Dimapur. The project will certainly produce regarding 28 million systems yearly.

The PPA was authorized by KD Vizo, Principal Secretary, Power, as well as Chamundeswari Nallavadla, director of Halo Energie.

Halo Energie has already started the land studies and also design processes. The project construction will certainly commence in mid-2022 and also the business expects to finish as well as commission the project in eight months. The Department of Power has accorded the technological clearance.

Tovihoto Ayemi, Advisor to the Department of Power, stated that Nagaland will certainly have solar power generation for the first time and also he expects the programmer to provide the project in time.

Halo Energie held that the electrical power created will get to the Ganeshnagar substation that will certainly assist other tasks to bolster. The solar power project will likewise aid the Nagaland government to attain its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) compliance. Presently, the state's RPO is 8.75 per cent.

The company will use mono or polycrystalline solar panels in the project. It will likewise utilize central grid inverters that will certainly transform the Direct Current (DC) produced from panels into Alternating Current (AC). Inverters will certainly after that enhance the grid level voltage for smooth synchronization.

The Department of Power claims that 300-400MW of RE capacity will certainly be included soon. The Department has actually approved the advancement of the 24 MW Zungki Hydro Project. Authorization might additionally come for the 42 MW Hydro project in Lower Tizu.

The department has actually also floated a tender to set up 3.8 MW grid linked rooftop solar systems in Nagaland. This is being performed under Phase II of Rooftop Solar Programme of MNRE.