The ultra
mega green 4000 MW solar power project, whose idea has been mooted by the Heavy
Industries Ministry, would be set up close to Sambhar Lake and about 75 kilometers from the state capital Jaipur.State-run power gear maker BHEL
would build the project's first phase of 1,000 MW in consortium with
Solar Energy Corporation, Power Grid Corporation, SJVN, SSL and
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd.
"Total capacity of this project will be 4,000 MW and, therefore, this
will be the largest solar based power project in the world," an
official release said today.The project would be spread across 23,000 acres area of Sambhar Salts
Ltd, a subsidiary of central enterprise Hindustan Salts Ltd.
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said
the first phase of the project -- having 1,000 MW capacity -- is likely
to be commissioned by the end of 2016, according to the release.Once fully implemented, the project would generate 6,000 million units of electricity annually.The first phase would be implemented through a joint venture company,
whose stakeholders would be Bharat Heavy Electricals, Solar Energy
Corporation, Power Grid Corporation, SJVN, SSL and Rajasthan Electronics
and Instruments Ltd (REIL). "Based on the experience gained during implementation of the first
phase of project, the remaining capacity would be implemented through a
variety of models," the release said.
Being the first project of this scale anywhere in the world, this
project is expected to set a trend for large scale solar power
development, it added. India, which is a power deficit country, is working on ways to
increase contribution from renewables, especially solar, to its total
energy mix. The ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission aims
to have about 20,000 MW of grid-connected solar power by 2022.
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