floating solar power plant

The floating solar power plant, situated at Water Works, Sector 39, Chandigarh, will produce 28,00,000 units of electrical power every year. The plant is anticipated to offset 80,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.

Based on details, the solar project is expected to generate regarding 20,000 megawatt hrs (MWh) of clean electrical energy annually. LEAG and EP New Energies (EPNE), the project programmers, can now make applications to the authorities for the needed structure permits by the end of 2022.

The solar energy project has a capacity of 22MW AC/31MWp DC. The center is commissioned by BHEL and also possessed by the state-owned energy business NTPC.

India's biggest power producer, State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has disclosed starting commercial operations on a Kayamkulam Floating Solar PV Project at Kayamkulam, Kerala. It is presently implementing the last part capacity of 35 MW out of the 92 MW project. This makes it India's largest floating solar power plant.

Around Rs 200 crore will be invested to set up the plant. Land acquisition will not be required and also just 1 sq kilometres location in the tank will certainly be made use of for the objective.