Adani Group opens solar power plant in Gujarat

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group today announced that a 40 Megawatt(MW) solar power plant in Kutch district, Gujarat.

The new solar power plant marks Adani's first big foray in the renewable energy sector. Going forward, Adani plans to expand the capacity of this plant to 100 MW, said a press release.

The company has commissioned country's largest solar power plant in record time of 150 days starting from foundation stone laying to electricity generation.

Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group, said, “ We are pleased to dedicate country's largest solar plant to nation today. We, at Adani, are committed to protect and encourage better use of natural resources of our country by implementing better technologies.”

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.

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.

Adani Power, a company of Adani Group, is currently operating 3,300 MW at Mundra with 4 units of 330 MW and 3 units of 660 MW by March 12 to achieve the final plant capacity of 4,620 MW. This would position Mundra as the single largest thermal power plant in India.

Within this financial year, Adani Power also plans to commission 1320 MW at Tiroda enhancing operational capacity of Adani Power to 6000 MW by March 12.