Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park Explained

Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park
Coordinates:26.7631°N 72.0142°W
Country:India
Location:Pokhran
Status:O
Owner:Reliance Power
Solar Type:Concentrated solar power
Ps Units Operational:500,000
Ps Electrical Capacity:40 MWAC
planned: 300 MW
Ps Annual Generation:60abbr=off0abbr=off

The Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park at Dhursar village near Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan is a 40 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station, set up in 129 days and commissioned in 2012.[1] It is one of a large number of solar parks expected to be built in a 35,000 km2 area of the Thar Desert that has been reserved for solar power projects. The solar park was named after the late Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of Reliance Industries, and was constructed using 500,000 Cadmium telluride photovoltaics (CdTe) modules by First Solar, and covers an area of 350acres.[2]

India has a target of developing 22000abbr=offNaNabbr=off of solar power plants, and an additional 8000MW is expected in local generation, bringing the total to 30000MW by 2022. Speaking at the dedication of the park, the new and renewable energy minister hoped that Rajasthan alone would exceed 22,000 MW by then.[3] [4]

A 100MW solar thermal project at the same location has been synchronised in November, 2014.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-11-19. PTI. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to develop 6000 MW solar park in Rajasthan. live. 2021-06-03. DNA India. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603054801/https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-anil-ambani-led-reliance-group-to-develop-6000-mw-solar-park-in-rajasthan-2146920 . 3 June 2021 .
  2. Web site: First Solar powers 40 MW (AC) solar power plant, one of India's largest . 19 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418010123/http://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=661054 . 18 April 2012 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120515120719/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-01/jaipur/31269792_1_solar-energy-solar-power-solar-hub 40 MW solar energy plant starts power production
  4. http://www.solarwarehouse.com/40mw-solar-energy-plant-starts-power-production/ 40MW solar appetite plant starts energy production
  5. http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/reliance-power-commissions-world-s-largest-solar-csp-project-in-rajasthan-114111101211_1.html Reliance Power commissions world's largest solar CSP project in Rajasthan