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Floating solar plant in Telangana

Telangana is all set to host India’s biggest floating solar power plant.

About India’s biggest floating solar power plant

  • These projects are coming up at Ramagundam power project (100 MW), which will be the single location largest floating solar plant in the country as of now.
  • The solar project is commissioned by the energy conglomerate National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
  • The solar project cost around Rs 423 cr will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels.
  •  The solar panels will cover 450-acre areas of the reservoir.
  • Aimed at reducing its carbon footprints and accelerating its green energy production to 30 percent of its capacity.

World’s largest solar plant

  • The world’s largest solar power plant with 600 MW capacity is being set up on Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. 
  • The project costing Rs 3,000 cr is expected to start power generation only by 2022-23.

Largest dam-based solar project

  • South Korea is building the largest dam-based floating solar power plant in the world with a capacity of 41MW. 
  • The project will be set up at Hapcheon dam.

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