India to have largest solar power plant in the world, overtaking the U.S. By Andrew V

[prasad1]

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Construction is underway for a 750-megawatt solar power plant in India that is set to become the largest solar power plant in the world. It will overtake the current production record set by the "Desert Sunlight" solar project in California, which produces 550 megawatts. The project in India will cost about $640 million and will be constructed on about 3,700 acres of land in the Rewa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The expected cost of power production will be about 8 cents per unit., the lowest in the country.

"The plant will be developed in three segments of 250 MW each," additional chief secretary for new and renewable energy, SR Mohanty said to the Times of India. "Land acquisition will be over by end of month and over 90% land for the project is owned by government." The power plant is planned to be inaugurated on Aug. 15, 2016, India's independence day. India plans to have a capacity of 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022.

Read more: India to have largest solar power plant in the world, overtaking the U.S. - UPI.com
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[tbs]

hi

india has potential to lead many things in the world....but 2 main questions....how abt to survive on long term basis?

the attitude of ppl/politicians to the success and corruption attach every new project....

 

[sarang]

All problems have solutions!

 

[cmano1981]

Came to know maintenance costs of Solar plants are very high and that is the reason the world is not yet considering this option. Government should think about that before entering this division.. otherwise it is a lot of money waste in a shorter time.

 

[prasad1]

Dust and dirt isn't any more of a problem than on anything else. The roof of your house or car doesn't accumulate much dust or dirt. There are also robot cleaning machines. Cleaning of solar panels is not a major problem. One of the Mars Rovers has been operating on Mars for 11 years with zero maintenance or cleaning the entire time.

Dust and dirt generally do not adhere to solar panels, especially tilted ones.