11 Solar Parks with 8521 MW capacity completed and 7 Solar Parks partially completed under the Scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects” – EQ Mag
The Government is implementing a Scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects” in the country.
Under this scheme, the Government have sanctioned 50 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 37,990 MW in 12 States across the country, so far. Against this sanction, 11 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 8521 MW have been completed and 7 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 3985 MW have been partially completed. In these parks, solar projects of aggregate capacity of 10,237 MW have been developed. State/UT-wise details of Solar Parks & projects installed inside various Solar Parks are given at Annexure.
The Solar Park Scheme currently has a timeline up to 31st March 2026.
This information was given by The Union Minister of New Renewable Energy & Power Sh. R. K. Singh in Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTRARRED Question NO. 145 FOR 20.07.2023
STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS & PROJECTS INSTALLED INSIDE SOLAR PARKS
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No. |
State | Number of Parks | Sanctioned Capacity (MW) | Projects installed so far
(MW) |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 5 | 4200 | 3050 |
2 | Chhattisgarh | 1 | 100 | 0 |
3 | Gujarat | 7 | 12150 | 900 |
4 | Jharkhand | 3 | 1089 | 0 |
5 | Karnataka | 2 | 2500 | 2000 |
6 | Kerala | 2 | 155 | 100 |
7 | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 4680 | 1000 |
8 | Maharashtra | 2 | 750 | 0 |
9 | Mizoram | 1 | 20 | 20 |
10 | Odisha | 3 | 340 | 0 |
11 | Rajasthan | 9 | 8276 | 2901 |
12 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 3730 | 266 |
Total | 50 | 37990 | 10237 |
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