Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Park is an under-construction floating photovoltaic power station at Omkareshwar Dam, Khandwa, India.
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Country | India |
Location | Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 22°13′05″N 76°11′06″E / 22.218138°N 76.185111°E |
Construction began | 2022 |
Commission date | Phase-1 (2023) |
Operator(s) | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited AMP Energy NHPC SJVN |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 600 MW |
History
editAuction bids for the powerplant were around Rs 3.25 per unit energy[1] by these operators: AMP Energy (100 MW), NHPC (100 MW), and SJVN (90 MW).[2]
The 600 MW plant is being built on the Omakareshwar Dam's reservoir and the evacuating infrastructure is being provided by the state-owned Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL).[3] Reportedly, this plan will be the largest floating solar power generation facility globally.[4]
In August 2023, a capacity of 278 MW had been activated. The first part of the project started with solar panels that each generate 0.5MW and 0.4MW of power.[5]
In April 2024, parts of it were damaged in a storm, likely due to insufficient anchoring.[6][1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Omkareshwar floating solar fallout". www.saurenergy.com. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "RUMSL's 600 MW Omkareshwar Finally Has Winners- AMP Energy, NHDC nd SJVN". www.saurenergy.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Upcoming Projects". Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ ANI (2022-08-04). "Madhya Pradesh: World's largest floating solar power plant to be built on Narmada's Omkareshwar Dam". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "First block of 600MW floating solar plant phase-1 launched in Omkareshwar". The Times of India. 2023-08-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Storm damages world's biggest floating solar plant in Madhya Pradesh". The Times of India. 15 April 2024.