Rs.5,492 crore plant is scheduled for commissioning by Mar 2024
The President Droupadi Murmu has virtually laid the foundation stone for the 1,000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project of SJVN Limited and inaugurated the Transmission System for Solar Energy Zones in Rajasthan on 3 Jan 2023.
A viability gap funding support of Rs.44.72 lakh per megawatt is being done by IREDA for the Rs.5,492 crore project, according to SJVN CMD Nand Lal Sharma.
The project on 5,000 acre is scheduled to be commissioned by March 2024 for generating 2,454.55 million units (MU) in the first year and approximately 56,838 MU would be generated on a cumulative basis over a period of 25 years.
The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions of 27,85,077 tonnes.
The maximum usage charges have been fixed at Rs.2.57 per unit, which will help in providing cheaper electricity to consumers.
The Transmission System associated with Rajasthan Solar Energy Zone (SEZ) Part-C was commissioned on 4th October 2021 by POWERGRID Khetri Transmission System Limited (PKTSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID). fiinews.com
