The world’s largest floating 600 MW solar energy project is coming up in India. The project to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. The project will start production in 2 years time.
The power will be generated in about 2,000-hectare water area by installing solar panels in the dam. Solar panels will float on the surface of the water in the reservoir.
The country’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts is expected to become operational in Telangana next month.
The Solar power project has been set up by the energy conglomerate National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in the reservoir of its thermal power plant at Ramagundam, Peddapalli district.
The solar power project on the water at Ramagundam is expected to improve the share of renewable energy in overall power generation in Telangana.
The total installed capacity of renewable energy, including solar, in Telangana, stood at 3,944 MW in 2019-20.
The state of Telangana is among a handful of states and Union territories that are on track to meet their renewable energy targets for 2022.
