Welspun Energy Limited (WEL)
has commissioned its first solar project in Karnataka of 8.02-MW
capacity, four months ahead of schedule. The 8.02 (DC) MW Karnataka
project located in Chitradurga district was developed by WEL’s step down
subsidiary Welspun Solar Kannada Pvt Ltd. As per PPA signed withMangalore Electric Supply Company, the plant was scheduled to begin commercial operations only by March 2014.
This project is one of the many solar and wind projects of WEL being
developed in Karnataka and will contribute to the state’s energy needs.
This project will address Karnataka’s annual peak deficit of 27.4% by
generating 12.264 million kWh annually, enough to power 33,600
households. The project will mitigate 11,651 tons of carbon emissions
annually, Vineet Mittal, MD, Welspun Energy Ltd and president, Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) said
“Welspun Energy is committed to supplying clean energy to power
India’s growth. The need gap can sustainably be closed by increasing
investment in renewable energy projects and our pace of growth mirrors
this commitment,” he said. Completion of this project before schedule
and at a lower than budgeted cost demonstrates Welspun’s expertise. Best
in class engineering practices and project management excellence
contributes towards our success, he said.
The tracking system deployed at the site would track the path of the
sun from morning till evening. This system is expected to give a
significant boost to power generation percentage in comparison to the
fixed tilt system. WEL’s power projects aims to contribute to India’s
energy security agenda. With industry projected growth of 20% per year
and favorable policy, Welspun Energy aims to develop 1.75 GW of solar
and wind power projects in the next three years.
Welspun Energy has so far built up more than 300-MW clean energy
capacity on-ground; of this 262MW clean energy projects are operational.
The organization envisions developing power projects pan India, with
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka being major states of focus,
Vineet noted.
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