The scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects” has been rolled out by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy on 12-12-2014. The Scheme has been conceived on the lines of the “Charanka Solar Park” in Gujarat which is a first-of-its-kind large scale Solar Park in India with contiguous developed land and transmission connectivity.
This scheme envisages supporting the States in setting up solar parks at various locations in the country with a view to create required infrastructure for setting up of Solar Power Projects. The solar parks will provide suitable developed land with all clearances, transmission system, water access, road connectivity, communication network, etc. This scheme will facilitate and speed up installation of grid connected solar power projects for electricity generation on a large scale.
Objectives
The scheme aims to provide a huge impetus to solar energy generation by acting as a flagship demonstration facility to encourage project developers and investors, prompting additional projects of similar nature, triggering economies of scale for cost-reductions, technical improvements and achieving large scale reductions in GHG emissions. It would enable States to bring in significant investment from project developers, meet its Solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mandate and provide employment opportunities to local population. The State will also reduce its carbon footprint by avoiding emissions equivalent to the solar park’s installed capacity and generation. Further, the State will also avoid procuring expensive fossil fuels to power conventional power plants.
Programme Targets
Under this scheme, it is proposed to set up at least 25 Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects targeting over 20,000 MW of solar power installed capacity within a span of 5 years starting from 2014-15.
Projects Underway
Approvals have been accorded to 33 Solar Parks of aggregate capacity of 20,000 MW to be set up in 21 States. The details of solar parks sanctioned are given in the Table I and the details of funds sanctioned are given in the Table II below.
Table-I: Details of Solar Parks Sanctioned
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State | Capacity (MW) | Name of the Solar Power Parks Developer (SPPD) | Land identified at | |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 1500 |
AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd., JVC of SECI, APGENCO and NREDCAP |
NP Kunta of Anantpuramu & Galiveedu of Kadapa Districts | |
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh | 1000 | Kurnool District | ||
| 3. | Andhra Pradesh | 1000 | Galiveedu Madal, Kadapa district | ||
| 4. | Andhra Pradesh | 500 | Talaricheruvu Village, Tadipathri Mandal, Anathapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh | ||
| 5. | Arunachal Pradesh | 100 | Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) | Tezu township in Lohit district | |
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Assam | 69 | JVC of APDCL & APGCL | Amguri in Sibsagar district | |
| 7. | Chhattisgarh | 500 | Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency | Rajnandgaon, Janjgir Champa districts | |
| 8. | Gujarat | 700 | Gujarat Power Corporation Limited | Radhanesda, Vav, Distt. Banaskantha | |
| 9. | Haryana | 500 | Saur Urja Nigam Haryana Ltd (SUN Haryana) | Bugan in Hisar district, Baralu and Singhani in Bhiwani district and Daukhera in Mahindergarh district | |
| 10. | Himachal Pradesh | 1000 | HP State Electricity Board Ltd. | Spiti Valley of Lahaul & Spiti District | |
| 11. | Jammu & Kashmir | 100 | Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency | Mohagarh and Badla Brahmana, District-Samba | |
| 12. | Karnataka | 2000 | Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. | Pavagada taluk Tumkur dist. | |
| 13. | Kerala | 200 | Renewable Power Corporation of Kerala Limited | Paivalike, Meenja, Kinanoor, Kraindalam and Ambalathara villages of Kasargode district | |
| 14. | Madhya Pradesh | 750 | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited | Gurh, Rewa, MP | |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 1000 | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited | Neemuch, Agar and Mandsaur | |
| 16. | Madhya Pradesh | 500 | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited | Rajgarh and Shajapur | |
| 17. | Madhya Pradesh | 500 | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited | Chhattarpur and Morena | |
| 18. | Maharashtra | 500 | M/s Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd | Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra | |
| 19. | Maharashtra | 500 | Maharashtra State Electricity Generating Company Ltd. (MAHAGENCO) | Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra | |
| 20. | Maharashtra | 500 | M/s K. P. Power Pvt. Ltd | Taluka Patoda, district Beed, Maharashtra | |
| 21. | Meghalaya | 20 | Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Ltd (MePGCL) | West Jaintia Hills & East Jaintia Hills districts | |
| 22. | Nagaland | 60 | Directorate of New & Renewable Energy, Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts | |
| 23. | Odisha | 1000 | Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited | Balasore, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Boudh, Kalahandi and Angul | |
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Rajasthan | 680 | Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company Ltd. | Bhadla Phase II, Bhadla, Rajasthan | |
| 25. | Rajasthan | 1000 | Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd | Bhadla Phase III, Bhadla, Rajasthan | |
| 26. | Rajasthan | 750 | M/s Essel Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited | Villages Ugraas, Nagnechinagar & Dandhu, tehsil Phalodi, dist Jodhpur (450 MW) and villages Lavan & Purohitsar, tehsil Pokaran, dist Jaisalmer (300 MW) | |
| 27. | Rajasthan | 500 | M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited | Bhadla Phase IV, Bhadla, Jodhpur Rajasthan | |
| 28. | Rajasthan
(321 MW through support of GoI out of 1500 MW) |
421 | M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited | Fatehgarh & Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan | |
| 29. | Telangana | 500 | Telangana New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (TNREDC) | Gattu, Mehboob Nagar Distt. | |
| 30. | Uttar Pradesh | 600 | Lucknow Solar Power Development Corporation Ltd. | Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts | |
| 31. | Uttarakhand | 50 | State Industrial Development Corporation Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL) | Industrial Area, Sitarganj (Phase I), Industrial Area, Sitarganj (Phase II) and Industrial Area, kashipur | |
| 32. | West Bengal | 500 | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. | East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura | |
| 33. | Tamil Nadu | 500 | To be finalized | Initially proposed in Ramanathapuram district. Site under revision. | |
| 34. | TOTAL | 20000 |
Table-II: Details of funds sanctioned under Solar Park Scheme
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State | Name of the Solar Park | Capacity (MW) | Name of the implementing Agency | Grand Total (Rs. in Cr.) |
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| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu Solar Park | 1500 | AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd. | 135.25 | |||
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool Solar Park | 1000 | AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd. | 90.25 | |||
| 3. | Arunachal Pradesh | Solar Park in Tezu, Lohit District | 100 | Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency | 0.25 | |||
| 4. | Chhattisgarh | Solar Park in Rajnandgaon, Janjgir Champa districts | 500 | Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency | 0.25 | |||
| 5. | Gujarat | Radhnesada Solar Park | 700 | Gujarat Power Corporation Limited | 33.1135 | |||
| 6. | Haryana | Solar Park in Hisar, Bhiwani and Mahindergarh districts | 500 | Saur Urja Nigam Haryana Ltd (Sun Haryana) | 0.25 | |||
| 7. | Himachal Pradesh | Solar Park in Spiti Valley of Lahaul & Spiti District | 1000 | HP State Electricity Board Limited | 0.25 | |||
| 8. | Karnataka | Pavagada Solar Park | 2000 | Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. | 100.25 | |||
| 9. | Kerala | Kasargode Solar park | 200 | Renewable Power Corporation of Kerala Limited | 2.25 | |||
| 10. | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar park | 750 | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited | 37.75 | |||
| 11. | Madhya Pradesh | Neemuch-Agar-Mandsaur Solar Park | 1000 | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited | 1.50 | |||
| 12. | Maharashtra | Solar Park in Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra | 500 | M/s Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd. | 0.25 | |||
| 13. | Maharashtra | Solar Park in Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra | 500 | M/s K. P. Power Pvt. Ltd | 0.25 | |||
| 14. | Maharashtra | Solar Park in Taluka Patoda, district Beed, Maharashtra | 500 | Maharashtra State Electricity Generating Company Ltd. | 0.25 | |||
| 15. | Meghalaya | Solar park in West Jaintia Hills & East Jaintia Hills districts | 20 | Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Ltd | 0.25 | |||
| 16. | Nagaland | Solar park in Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts | 60 | Directorate of New & Renewable Energy, Nagaland | 0.25 | |||
| 17. | Rajasthan | Bhadla Phase-II Solar Park | 680 | Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company Ltd | 61.45 | |||
| 18. | Rajasthan | Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park | 1000 | Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd | 46.15 | |||
| 19. | Rajasthan | Bhadla Phase-IV Solar Park | 500 | M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited | 0.25 | |||
| 20. | Rajasthan | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park | 421 | M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited | 0.25 | |||
| 21. | Rajasthan | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park | 750 | M/s Essel Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited | 0.25 | |||
| 22. | Telangana | Gattu Solar Park | 500 | Telangana New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd. | 2.75 | |||
| 23. | Uttar Pradesh | Solar park in Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts | 600 | Lucknow Solar Power Development Corporation Limited | 20.976 | |||
| 24. | Uttarakhand | Solar park in Sitarganj and kashipur Industrial Area | 50 | State Industrial Development Corporation Uttarakhand Limited | 0.25 | |||
| 25. | West Bengal | Solar park in East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura | 500 | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited. | 0.25 | |||
| 26. | Fund Handling charges to SECI (Rs. in Cr.) | 4.603135 | ||||||
| 27. | Total | 539.792635 | ||||||
