Reports suggest that through this solar power plant as many as 7.5 lakh units of power will be annually fed to the KSEB grid. This will be done using underwater cables.
December 4, 2017
This is India’s largest ever floating solar power plant located in Kerala. It is built on the Banasura Sagar reservoir in Wayanad. Earlier this year, China had commissioned the world’s largest floating solar power plant. As India looks to up its focus on renewable energy, the setting up of multiple solar power plants across the country will come as a definite boost.
The Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) floating solar power plant has been built at an approximate cost of Rs 9.25 crore. The work on this project commenced in March 2016. The Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) floating solar power plant has been built at an approximate cost of Rs 9.25 crore. The work on this project commenced in March 2016.
Reports suggest that through this solar power plant as many as 7.5 lakh units of power will be annually fed to the KSEB grid. This will be done using underwater cables. A Thiruvananthapuram-based private company, Adtech Systems Ltd, is the agency behind the implementation of this project. The power produced with the help of this floating solar plant will be transmitted to a 11-kV line of KSEB.
