Bitta Solar Power Plant Explained

Bitta Solar Power Plant
Coordinates:23.2628°N 69.0242°W
Country:India
Location:Bitta, Kutch
Status:O
Commissioned:5 January 2012
Owner:Adani Power
Solar Type:PV
Ps Units Operational:400,000 100 and 95 watt Amorphous Silicon thin film
Ps Site Area:3501NaN1
Ps Electrical Capacity:40 MW

Bitta Solar Power Plant is a 40-megawatt solar power plant located in Bitta village, Gujarat, in west India. When it was commissioned in early January 2012, it was India's largest photovoltaic power plant.

Features

The power plant is spread over an area of 350acres. The over 400,000 panels are of amorphous silicon thin-film photovoltaic technology. Each panel is rated 100 or 95 Wp.[1] Cost was approximately Rs 400 crore.[2]

Commissioning

The power plant was commissioned on 5 January 2012, and was completed in 150 days. Adani expects to expand the power plant to 100 MW in the future.[3]

Production

Month MWh kWh/kW/day
December 1,295.028
2011 1,295.028
January 4,607.640
February 5,687.388 5.078
March 6,657.102 5.369
April 6,605.460 5.505
2012 23,557.59
Total 24,852.618
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See also

References

40MW

Notes and References

  1. http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/RWTUV1332412112.62/view PDD
  2. Web site: Adani commissions Rs 400 cr 40 mw solar unit in Gujarat . 2012-05-27 . 2012-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531073614/http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/adani-commissions-rs-400-cr-40-mw-solar-unit-gujarat-497 . dead .
  3. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-05/news/30593138_1_solar-power-plant-diversified-adani-group-adani-power Adani Group commissions country's largest solar project
  4. http://www.sldcguj.com/energyaccount/energy_account_new.asp "Energy Account"