Solar Power
Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight to electricity by using the photovoltaics (PV).
Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and subsequently the gigawatt-scale photovoltaic power stations are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun.
The International Energy Agency projected in 2014 that under its “”high renewables”” scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics would contribute about 16 %, of worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world’s largest source of electricity.
In 2019, solar power generated 2.7% of the world’s electricity, growing over 24% from the previous year.
Sr. No. | Project | Location | Status |
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1 | Auraiya Ground Mounted Solar PV Project | NTPC Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh | Commissioned in 2021 |
2 | Bilhaur Solar PV Project | Bilhaur (District Kanpur), Uttar Pradesh | Commissioned in 2021 |
3 | Bhadla Solar PV Project | Bhadla Solar Park, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan | Commissioned on 2017 |
4 | Mandsaur Solar PV Project | Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh | Commissioned on 2017 |
5 | Ananthapuram Solar PV Project | Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh | Commissioned on 2016 |
6 | Rajgarh Solar PV Project | Ganeshpura village (Dist. Rajgarh), Madhya Pradesh | Commissioned in 2014 |
7 | Singrauli Solar PV Project | Near NTPC Singrauli Super Thermal Power Project (District Sonebhadra), Uttar Pradesh | Commissioned in 2014 |
8 | Unchahar Solar PV Project | Near NTPC Unchahar Thermal Power Station (District Rae Bareily), Uttar Pradesh | Commissioned in 2014 |
9 | Talcher Kaniha Solar PV Project | Inside NTPC Talcher Kaniha Thermal Power Station (Dist. Angul), Odhisha | Commissioned in 2014 |
10 | Ramagundam Solar PV Project (Ph-I) | NTPC Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station (Dist. Karim Nagar), Telangana | Commissioned in 2013 |
11 | Dadri Solar PV Project | Adjacent to NTPC Dadri Thermal Power Project, Uttar Pradesh | Commissioned in 2013 |
12 | Port Blair Solar PV Project | Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Commissioned in 2013 |
13 | Faridabad Solar PV Project | Jharju Village, Faridabad, Haryana | Commissioned in 2014 |
14 | Jetsar Solar PV Project | 3 nzp Barani, Ganganagar district, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2019 |
15 | Rihand Solar PV Project | Renukut in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh | Awarded on 2019 |
16 | Sambhu Ki Bhurj-I Solar PV Project | Nokhra & Tokla Villages, District Bikaner, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2020 |
17 | Devikot-I Solar PV Project | Devikot Village, District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2020 |
18 | Ettayapuram Solar PV Project | Ettayapuram Village, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu | Awarded on 2020 |
19 | Nokhra Solar PV Project | Pathero Ki Dhani & Sambhu Ki Bhurj villages, District Bikaner, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2020 |
20 | Sambhu Ki Bhurj-II Solar PV Project | Nokhra, Tokla & Modiya Villages, District Bikaner, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2020 |
21 | Fatehgarh Solar PV Project | Nedan Village in Pokhran Taluk, District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2020 |
22 | Devikot-II Solar PV Project | Devikot Village, District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan | Awarded on 2020 |
23 | Gandhar Solar PV Project | Jhanor Village in Bharuch District, Gujarat | Awarded on 2020 |
24 | Kawas Solar PV Project | Mora Villari in Choryasi Taluk of Surat District in Gujarat | Awarded on 2020 |
25 | Anta Solar PV Project | Anta, District Baran, Rajasthan | BOS Package awarded on 2021 |
26 | Solapur Solar PV Project | Fatatewadi and Aherwadi village in Solapur district of Maharashtra | Installation & Commissioning package awarded on 2021 |
27 | Chhatargarh Solar PV Project | Chhatargarh Village in Bikaner District of Rajasthan | Awarded on 2021 |
28 | GUVNL-I Solar PV Project | Amreshwar village of Vadodara District in Gujarat | Awarded on 2021 |
29 | GUVNL-II Solar PV Project | Limdi, Mesanka & Radhanpur in Surendernagar, Bhavnagar & Patan Districts of Gujarat | Awarded on 2021 |