Kamuthi solar park
| Kamuthi solar park | |||
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| Coordinates | 9 ° 20 '51 " N , 78 ° 23' 32" E | ||
| country | India | ||
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| Type | Photovoltaic power plant | ||
| Primary energy | solar power | ||
| power | 648 MW (electric) | ||
| owner | Adani Group | ||
| Start of operations | September 2016 | ||
| was standing | December 2016 | ||
The Kamuthi solar park , also known in part as the Tamil Nadu solar park , is an open-air photovoltaic system near the Indian city of Kamuthi in the state of Tamil Nadu . The installed capacity is 648 MW , making the system the most powerful solar park in the world when it was commissioned. This position was previously held by the US-based solar park Solar Star with 579 MWp. The annual standard working capacity corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of around 150,000 households.
The plant was built on an area of approx. 10 km² and the construction time was eight months. Around 2.5 million individual solar modules were installed . A robot-controlled cleaning system was also built to remove dirt from the modules. The construction costs of the solar park amounted to the equivalent of approx. 679 million US dollars. The connection to the Indian power grid is via five individual substations that went into operation in mid-2016. Commissioning took place in September 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b World's largest solar power plant unveiled in Tamil Nadu . In: The Indian Express , November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ ABB commissions five substations to connect 648MW solar project to Indian grid . In: Power-Technology , June 15, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ Adani Group launches world's largest solar power plant in Tamil Nadu . In: The Times of India , September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.