Tata Power subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has commissioned SJVN Ltd’s landmark 1-GW DCR-compliant solar power project.
This milestone marks the largest solar project commissioned by TPREL to date and one of the most expansive renewable energy developments in India, underscoring the company’s execution excellence, TPREL said in a release.
Supporting “Make in India”
All 2.4 million modules used in the project have been manufactured at TP Solar Ltd. Solar cell and modules manufacturing facility in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, reinforcing the Company’s strong commitment to domestic manufacturing under the ‘Make in India’ initiative and advancing India’s self-reliance in clean energy technologies.
Location
Spanning the Bandarwala and Karnisar Bhatiyan sites in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the project reflects the extensive scale of the development and is designed to deliver clean and reliable power across multiple states.
Project beneficiaries
The capacity has been allocated to key state utilities—500 MW to Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Ltd (RUVITL), 300 MW to Jammu & Kashmir Power Ltd (JKPL), and 200 MW to Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL)—ensuring power supply to Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttarakhand.
Robust engineering
The project stands out for its robust engineering and innovative execution, having been delivered in one of India’s most challenging environments, with temperatures soaring to 50°C in peak summers and dropping to as low as 3°C in winters, compounded by difficult terrain and restricted vehicle movement. Despite these constraints, TPREL ensured timely and safe completion through the deployment of advanced DCR-compliant cells and mono bifacial DCR modules, precision ramming techniques, and high-performance inverters engineered to operate efficiently under extreme heat, the release observed.
Trusted EPC player
With the commissioning of this milestone project, TPREL further reinforces its position as a trusted EPC and renewable energy partner for large-scale, multi-state solar developments, the release said.
With the commissioning of this project, TPREL’s total renewable utility-scale capacity has reached 11.6 GW, including 4.9 GW executed as third-party EPC.
Tata Power portfolio
Currently, 5.8 GW of Tata Power own capacity is operational, comprising 4.7 GW of solar and 1.1 GW of wind energy. Additionally, 5.8 GW is under various stages of implementation, evenly split between 3 GW of solar and 2.8 GW of wind projects. These ongoing projects are expected to be completed in phases over the next 3 to 24 months.
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