Tata Power commissions 160MW Rajasthan solar project, continues release in vital Indian states

• Tata Power Solar has actually commissioned a 160MW solar project in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan as it continues its PV roll-out across the nation.

The Jetstar project was finished in 15 months as well as is one of the biggest solar projects in the state, according to Tata Power Solar.

Rajasthan is among the biggest solar states in India with it as well as 3 other states-- Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh-- composing the majority of PV deployment in the country.

The announcement comes a day after Tata Power subsidiary Tata Power Renewables Energy (TPREL) commissioned a 300MW solar project in Gujarat, which it asserted was India's largest single-axis solar tracker system.

Tata Power Solar said the Jetstar project would certainly "increase the share of renewable power in the total energy mix of the state yet also contribute its bit towards India's enthusiastic renewable resource targets."

At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, India pledged to reach net zero emissions by 2070-- the date at which the majority of analysts thought possible-- and also devoted to getting to 450GW of renewable energy by 2030 as part of its Country wide Established Contribution (NDC) to the UN.

Secret to this is the development of residential PV manufacturing, the Indian federal government believes, with Tata Power Renewables seeing a "brilliant future" ahead for solar manufacturing in the country.

In February, it stated its aim to make use of India's manufacturing connected reward (PLI) scheme and also other policy systems as it sets up brand-new cell as well as component manufacturing capacity.