India's Solar Powerhouse
World's largest solar power plant opens in
Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu
- Adani Green Energy (Tamil Nadu) Ltd on 21 September 2016 dedicated the world’s largest solar power plant of 648 megawatts to the nation.
- The plant has been set up with an investment of around 4550 crore rupees at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
- The solar plant comprises of 380000 foundations, 2500000 solar modules, 27000 metric tonnes of structures, 154 transformers and 6000 km of cables.
- It consists of 576 inverters and 154 transformer and almost 7500 km of cables.
- The panels occupy 1270 acres of land. 30000 tonnes of galvanised steel were used.
- About 8500 personnel worked on average installing about 11 MW in a day to set up the plant in stipulated time.
- The entire 648 MW is now connected to the Kamuthi 400 KV substation of Tantransco.
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Location:
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Kamuthi, Tamilnadu
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Date of Opening:
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21 Sep 2016
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Built By:
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Adani Power Ltd
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Capacity:
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648 MW
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Spread Over:
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1270 Acres (5139507.66 sq m)
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Investment Cost:
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4550 Crore (INR)
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Significance:
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World’s Largest Solar Power Plant
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Purpose:
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For
providing green energy to the nation
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Photos of Sight
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