Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, also known as Ultra Mega Solar Parks, are a series of solar power projects planned by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Union Government of India.[1] Each power project has a minimum capacity of 500 MW.[2]
In December 2014, the Government of India introduced a scheme to establish at least 25 solar parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, adding over 20 GW of installed solar power capacity. The Central Government provides financial support for the construction of these solar projects.[3] In February 2017, the Union Cabinet increased the total number of planned solar parks to 50 with a total capacity of 40 GW. By April 2017, 34 solar parks were under construction across 21 states.[4]
| Location ! | State | Capacity (MW) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational | Planned | ||||
| NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | 978.5 | 1500 | |
| Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park | Galiveedu | 250 | 1000 | ||
| Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park | Kurnool | 1000 | 1000 | ||
| Ananathapurumu II Solar park | Tadipatri | 400 | 500 | ||
| Pavagada Solar Park | Tumakuru | Karnataka | 2050 | 2050 | |
| Rajnandgaon Solar Park | Rajnandgaon | Chhattisgarh | 500 | ||
| Rewa Ultra Mega Solar | Rewa | Madhya Pradesh | 750[5] | 750 | |
| Neemuch - Mandsaur Solar park | Neemuch | 500 | |||
| Agar - Shajapur Solar Park[6] | Shajapur | 235.7 | 500 | ||
| Paramount Solar Park - K.P.Power | Beed | Maharashtra | 500 | ||
| Bhadla Solar Park | Phalodi | Rajasthan | 2245[7] | 2255 | |
| Kamuthi Solar Power Project | Kamuthi | Tamil Nadu | 648 | 648 | |
| Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park | Kutch | Gujarat | 30000 | ||
| Dholera Solar Park | Dholera SIR | 5000 | |||
| Gujarat Solar Park-1 | Patan | 615 | 615 | ||
| Radhanesda (Banaskantha) Solar Park | Radhanesda | 700 | |||
| Odisha Solar Park | Planning | Odisha | 1000 | ||
| Total | 7828.7 | 17853 | |||