ENGIE has announced the commissioning of a 200MWAC (290 MWp) solar power project at the Raghanesda Solar Power Park in Gujarat.
ENGIE collaborated with multiple Gujarat government entities to construct the project that will generate close to 546 GWh of electricity, while reducing 387,056 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the company said in a release.
The project has been implemented through Electro Solaire Pvt Ltd (ESPL), a special purpose vehicle owned by the ENGIE Group. With this project, ENGIE’s portfolio developed in India now stands at 17 projects with over 1.1 GWp of solar PV and 280 mw of wind power.
The project was won under a tender process run by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) and the 25-year power purchase agreement was signed in August 2019 with GUVNL. The Implementation Support Agreement was signed in October 2019 with Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL), ENGIE said.
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Speaking about the project, Neerav Nanavaty, Country Manager, ENGIE India, said, “After overcoming several challenges at the site, the team is excited to announce the commissioning of this marquee project that is sure to boost the dynamic Indian solar industry and contribute towards decarbonizing India’s energy mix.”
The project, spread across 380 ha of land inside the GPCL-developed Raghanesda Solar Park, was completed in 14 months with 1.5 million-plus safe man-hours by over 800 skilled and unskilled workers.
Modules were sourced from Jinko, Longi and String while inverters were procured from Huawei. Sterling & Wilson was the balance of plant contractor and will also be the O&M provider for this project for a period of five years.
(Featured photograph shows ENGIE’s newly commissioned solar power project in Gujarat. Smaller photograph is a file picture during construction.)
