Rewa Solar Plant: A Clean, Solar Powered Future 4

It will take a lot of effort to create large scale renewable energy in our country (Rewa Solar Plant) but the results are well within reach. It will also take a lot of money to make these projects work but if there was a shortage of clean energy available with us why would we need a law to stop it from being produced.

As more and more independent power producers start construction and take up projects in the country the grid parity between solar and traditional energy will become a reality even in rural areas and grids will become unreliable as a consequence of power outages and voltage cuts will become less frequent and less severe. The net effect will be an increase in the amount of solar power being generated and an overall reduction in our dependence on conventional energy.

Rewa Solar Plant || Rewa Ultra Mega Solar

The projects is spread across nearly 1,590 acres (6.4 km2). The project will produce 2,145 MW of solar power. It will become the world’s largest ground-mounted solar power plant of India.[5] The plant will produce approximately 26 billion units per year, which is enough to power approximately 1.8 million average households.

With the commissioning of this rewa solar project, Madhya Pradesh becomes the leading state in terms of solar power installed capacity in the country, surpassing Tamil Nadu. The Rewa Solar Power Plant, which has a plan to generate capacity of up to 1000 MW by 2022, is being developed by Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) with a total investment of around ₹ 11,000 crore.

Rewa Solar Plant || Break the grid parity barrier

The power generated from the project will be sold to Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, allowing each state to cut its power subsidy and, in turn, save nearly ₹7,000 crores (US$1.1 billion) annually. Rewa Solar Plant represents significant progress for India’s renewable energy goals and is a sign of its ongoing progress towards achieving ‘Clean Energy For All’. Rewa Solar Power Plant Project is a part of Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), and its name is abbreviated to ‘RUMS’.

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Rewa Solar Plant || The country’s first solar project

Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project is India’s first solar project. The project is commissioned with a total capacity of 750 MW and 300 MW grid-connected capacity. The 750 MW capacity will have the module installation done by ABC Solar, a world-renowned Chinese solar panel manufacturer and polysilicon producer GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. (GCL-Poly). It is currently in the first phase of operation.

The project is being set up by Rewa Ultra Mega Power Ltd (RUMPPL). It will be owned by Rewa Solar Power Plant Ltd. (RSPL), which is a joint venture of Rewa Ultra Mega Power Co Ltd (RGUNL) and Essel Infraprojects Ltd. All the equipment for the project was procured from China, except the waste heat recovery systems.

Rewa Solar Plant || The largest solar power plant in India

Rewa Ultra Mega Solar is operated by Rewa Futuristic Power Generation Company (RP2C), a joint venture of French power generation company Engie SA, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), Rewa Veraval Power Company Limited (RVPCL) and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL).

The 250 MW Rewa Solar plant is located on a dry bed of the river Satpura about 50 km east of Rewa city and spreads over 1,590 acres (6.4 km2). The plant can generate power through various technologies. It has a unique parabolic trough system (designed by Joule Unlimited Inc. in New Jersey, USA) with a 1.6 GW aggregate peak output over four hours. In addition, the plant uses over 1,000,000 mirrors, providing high generation efficiency.

Rewa Solar Power Plant || One of the largest single-site solar plants in Asia

In November 2018, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) commissioned the project. The 750 MW plant is located in the Rewa district of the State of Madhya Pradesh. The project comprises a ground-mounted, PV-type solar power plant. It has been commissioned with a total investment of Rs. Four thousand nine hundred crores (US$790 million), a subsidy of Rs.4,000 crores (US$610 million) and a loan of Rs.2,500 crores (US$360 million) from the Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

RUMSL is a 50:50 joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL). The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project is India’s first solar park to break grid parity and achieve 500 MW and a net peak capacity of 1,000 MW. Madhya Pradesh’s U.P.

In addition to solar power, the plant will also generate 750 MW of thermal power

Roughly 600,000 panels of German-manufactured semiconductor material TECO converter PV module were used in this project. The project is expected to save 7,000 MW fuel equivalent to more than 250 passenger ships’ fuel consumption every year when completed. It converts 300 million litres of coal and wood to 740 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity.

Lack of Infrastructure in Rural Areas The solar plant has set a high benchmark in India. According to Mr Anil Bhorawat, Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Limited, the Rewa solar power plants are expected to reduce electricity in rural areas by half. Due to the rise of solar power, economic growth and employment are likely to increase in Madhya Pradesh.