Rewa, a small town in Madhya Pradesh is now home to one of Asia’s large single-site solar parks. While it has been in operation since December 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the 750 MW capacity ultra-mega solar park on the 10th of July 2020 via a video conference and dedicated the plant to the nation.
In his inaugural address, the PM stressed the need for India to be ‘Atma-Nirbhar’ in the solar energy space. Sighting India as one of the top 5 solar power producers in the world today, he reiterated that economic development and environmental sustainability should not be seen as two opposing entities.
Though the REWA solar park is not India’s first ultra-mega solar park, it has quite a few distinctive features to its credit.
- The park consists of three power plants of 250 MW capacity each. Each of these plants has been installed on a 500-hectare land area. Together, the REWA park adds up to 750 MW capacity in around 1590 hectares thereby making it one of the largest single-site solar power plants in the country.
- The Centre has provided financial assistance to the tune of Rs.138 crore for the development of this park. This is also India’s first solar project to receive funding from the World Bank under its Clean Technology Fund (CTF). This has enabled the plant to achieve very low solar power park charges and tariffs compared to other projects of similar capacities.
- It will be the first solar project in India where different categories of customers have contracted to buy power — Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited (which will get 76% of the power from the plant) and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (24%).
- This project has achieved the World Bank Group President’s Award for its excellence and innovation. It has also been mentioned in the Prime Minister’s “A Book of Innovation: New Beginnings.”
- Most importantly, it is anticipated that the solar park will help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly (15 lakh tonnes annually) and can also help consumers to save on their energy-related expenses.
The PM also stressed on the importance of solar by saying, “Solar power is Sure, Pure and Secure and hence, harnessing solar energy will be a mainstay for India”. The project will help India to achieve its target of 100 GW of solar power capacity by 2025.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park is among India’s largest solar projects, and it has a large 750 mW capacity.
Some of the distinctive features of the Rewa ultra mega solar park include:
- Three 250 mW capacity panels spread over 1500 hectares of land.
- The World Bank has offered a Clean Technology Fund or CTF for the project alongside the Center, which has offered INR 138 crores for the development.
- The project has received the World Bank Group President’s Award for excellence and innovation.
Let us check the benefits of solar power plant in Rewa:
- The plant would reduce a massive 15 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and help a large pool of consumers to reduce their electricity expenses.
- With the Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited set to get 76% of the power from the plant, this is set to reduce the monthly expenses. The remaining 24% would be acquired by DMRC.
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As per the estimation, Rewa solar energy plant would reduce a massive 15 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide and significantly reduce the carbon footprint.
Solar power plant Rewa has opened up more initiatives across the country from residents to corporates alike for adopting solar energy more. The reduced environmental impact is definitely something to care about.