World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Bhadla Solar Park

The Bhadla Solar Park is a Solar power plant located in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, India.

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It covers an area of 56 square kilometers and has a total installed capacity of 2,245 (MW), making it the largest solar park in the world.

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This project was started in 2015. Around $1.4 billion have been invested into this project.

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The Bhadla Solar Park was initiated by the Rajasthan Renewable energy corporation (RRECL), a joint venture between the Government of Rajasthan and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

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The park was developed in four phases since 2015, with $775 million in funding from the Climate Investment Fund and $1.4 billion in funding from other sources.

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The power evacuation functionality has been developed by the PGCIL (Powergrid Corporation of India) and TRANSCO (State-owned Transmission Company), which is to be delivered to the state board of the government.

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