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Adani Group commissions India's largest solar power plant in Gujarat

Date: 05-01-2012

Adani Group, India's leading integrated infrastructure conglomerate has commissioned a 40 megawatt (MW), country's largest, solar power plant in Kutch district, Gujarat. The solar power plant marks Adani's first big foray in the renewable energy sector.

Going forward, Adani Group plans to expand the capacity of this plant to 100 MW. The company has commissioned country's largest solar power plant in record time of 150 days starting from foundation stone laying to electricity generation.

The power generated from this solar plant will be evacuated through a 66 KV line linked to a substation in Netra, located 20 kms away from the project site. The project was awarded under Gujarat Solar Power policy of 2009.

The solar power plant is using Solar PV technology and has over 400,000 Solar PV modules mounted on 21,600 structures, which are erected on 130,000 foundations.