Khandwa project designed to evacuate 220kV through ISTS
Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd (WRTL) has commissioned 87.5MW/122.5 MWp out of 150 MW/210 MWp EPC solar power project expected to produce 349 MU annually and reduce CO2 emissions by 373,422 metric tons.
The 651-acre project for UPC Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd’s subsidiary Masaya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh is designed to evacuate at a 220 kV voltage level and is connected at PGCIL 400 kV/220 kV SS through the ISTS (inter-state transmission system) network.
A total of 5,08,072 SPV modules, ranging from 335 Wp Polycrystalline to 540 Wp Monocrystalline, with an inverter capacity of 3.125 MW were installed on the undulated land terrain site.
The project has a 25-year PPA (solar power purchase agreement) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India, WRTL said on 12 July 2023.
“This solar power project will fulfil the annual electricity requirements of nearly 278,000 homes in a clean and sustainable manner,” said Alok Nigam, Country Head, UPC Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd, (holding company of Masaya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd),” said Viren Doshi, Director, Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd.
“In addition to providing EPC solutions, we will also carry out operation & maintenance on the plant for a period of 2 years,” said Doshi.
It is WRTL’s first with ISTS connectivity.
Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited (WRTL) is a subsidiary Waaree group, a leading renewable energy group that caters Individual, Industrial and Commercial customers by encouraging them to adapt energy solutions that helps in reducing the release of carbon. Fiinews.com
