Kamuthi Solar Power Project
| Kamuthi Solar Power Project | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates | 9°20′51″N 78°23′32″E / 9.347568°N 78.392162°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | February 2016 |
| Commission date | March 2017 |
| Construction cost | ₹4,550 crore (equivalent to ₹65 billion or US$780 million in 2023) |
| Owner(s) | Adani Power |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site resource | 5.5-6.0 kWh/m2 per day |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 648 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 648 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Kamuthi Solar Power Project is a solar park spread over an area of 2,500 acres (10 km2) in Kamuthi, 90 km from Madurai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The project was commissioned by Adani Power.[2] With a generating capacity of 648 MW at a single location, it is the world's second largest solar park.[3][4]
ABB commissioned five sub-stations to connect the solar park with the National Grid on 13 June 2016.[5][6] The Kamuthi Solar Power Project was completed on 21 September 2016 with an investment of around ₹4,550 crore (equivalent to ₹65 billion or US$780 million in 2023).[7] The solar plant consists of 2.5 million solar modules, 380,000 foundations, 27,000 metres of structures, 576 inverters, 154 transformers, and almost 6,000 km of cables.[8][9] Construction of the structures needed to mount the solar panels required 30,000 tonnes of galvanised steel.[10] Around 8,500 workers installed an average of 11 MW of capacity per day to complete the project within 8 months.[11][12]
The entire solar park is connected to a 400 KV substation of the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corp.[13] The solar panels are cleaned daily by a self-charged robotic system.[14]
Given the solar resource of around 5.5-6.0 kWh/m2 per day an annual generation of 1.3 TWh/yr may be possible.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ PTI (15 March 2015). "Adani plans 1,000MW solar power plant at Ramanathapuram". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "World's largest solar project starts feeding electricity into national grid". Uniindia.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "India unveils the world's largest solar power plant". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ PTI. "ABB links 648 MW solar project at Kamuthi with national grid". Economic Times. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "ABB connects power to the Indian grid from one of the world's largest solar plants". Abb.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Adani Group launches world's largest solar power plant in Tamil Nadu - Times of India".
- ^ "Adani dedicates to nation world's largest solar power plant in TN : The Hindu Business Line - Mobile edition". M.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ The Hindu Business Line. "CDM: Adani dedicates to nation world's largest solar power plant in TN".
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Kamuthi Solar Power Plant in India is now operational". Alternative energy news and resources updated daily. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Gautam Adani unveils world's largest solar power plant in Tamil Nadu". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Ananya. "India built the world's largest solar plant in record time". Quartz. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Livemint. "CDM: Adani unveils world's largest solar plant in Tamil Nadu".
- ^ "World's largest solar power plant unveiled in Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "India Solar Resource - Global Horizontal Irradiance - Annual Average, by NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory".
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