Linxon, in a recent statement, said that it has commissioned a 400kV air insulated substation (AIS) for Tata Power Solar in Rajasthan.
The project was part of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s CPSU Scheme where Central public sector undertakings have been entrusted with the collective responsibility of setting up 12 GW of ground-mounted solar power capacity, within four years. The scheme was launched in 2019-20 and the envisaged capacity is expected to commission by end of 2022-23.
The objective of the scheme is to set up solar PV projects through Central PSUs, and by using domestic cells and modules, officially termed as the “DCR category.” [DCR = domestic content requirement]
As part of this scheme, NTPC was allotted two solar plants of 300 mw each in Rajasthan. Called “CPSU-I” and “CPSU-II”, these projects have been set up at village Nokhra in Rajasthan, and were awarded in 2020.
Tata Power Solar (officially, Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd) was given the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for these two plants. The substations packages, in turn, were awarded by Tata Power Solar to Linxon in India in November 2020.
Linxon’s scope work included six 400kV AIS bays each at CPSU-I and CPSU-II.
Rajasthan has emerged as a major hub of solar power generation. Blessed with abundant sunshine for most parts of the year, the place is ideal for putting up solar power plants, Linxon observed in the release.
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