Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects in India

Solar Park

The scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects was rolled out in 12.12.2014. The capacity of the solar park scheme was enhanced from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW on 21.3.2017 to set up at least 50 solar parks. The time line of the scheme is extended till 2023 – 24.

• The capacity of solar parks is generally 500 MW and above, however smaller solar parks ( up to 20 MW ) are considered in states or UTs where shortage of non-agricultural land.  
• Approximately 4 to 5 acre per MW of land is required for setting up solar parks.

CFA for Setting Up Solar Parks

• The ministry provides central financial assistance up to Rs. 25 lakh per solar park for preparation of detailed project report. 
• The CFA of up to Rs 20 lakh per MW ( Rs 12 Lakh / MW for development of internal infrastructure of solar park and Rs 8 Lakh / MW for development of external power evacuation infrastructure of solar park ) or 30% of project cost including grid connectivity cost whichever is lower is provided under the scheme. 
• The central grants approved under the scheme is Rs. 8100 crores.

Nodal Agency for Solar Park

• The solar energy corporation of India (SECI) & Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) implement the scheme under the direction from MNRE.

Selection of Solar Power Park Developers

• The solar parks are developed in collaboration with the state government and their agencies, CPSUs and private entrepreneurs. 
• The solar park implementing agency is known as solar power park developer (SPPD) and may be selected in any of the eight modes of the solar park scheme.

 

Mode	Brief Description of Mode	CFA
Mode 1	State designated nodal agency OR State government public sector undertaking ( PSU) OR Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of state government	Rs 12 lakh/MW for internal infrastructure & Rs 8 lakh/MW for external infrastructure OR 30% of the project cost which is lower
Mode 2	Joint venture company of state designated nodal agency and SECI
Mode 3	The state designated SECI as the nodal agency
Mode 4	Private entrepreneurs with/ without equity partnership with state government
Mode 5	Central public undertaking (CPSUs) like SECI, NTPC etc.
Mode 6	Private entrepreneurs without any CFA from MNRE	No CFA
Mode – 7	SECI will act as a solar power park developer (SPPD) for renewable energy parks	Rs 20 lakh/MW for external infrastructure OR 30% of the project cost which is lower
Mode – 8	CPSU/ State PSU / Government organization / their subsidiaries or JV of the above entities acts as SPPD	Rs 20 lakh/MW for internal infrastructure OR 30% of the project cost which is lower

 

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Solar Parks in India 

The progress of solar park as on 30.12.2021 is given as below.

Sr. No	State	Solar Park	Sanctioned Capacity of Park (MW)	Commissioned Capacity of Park (MW)
1	Andhra Pradesh	Ananthapuramu-I Solar Park	1500	1400
2		Kurnool Solar Park	1000	1000
3		Kadapa Solar Park	1000	250
4		Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park	500	400
5		Solar Wind Hybrid Park	200
6	Gujarat	Radhnesada Solar Park	700	400
7		Dholera Solar Park Ph-I	1000
8		NTPC RE Park	4750
9		GSECL RE Park	3325
10		GIPCL RE Park	600
11	Himachal Pradesh	Kaza Solar Park	880
12	Jharkhand	Floating Solar Park	100
13		Deogarh Solar Park	20
14		Palamu Solar Park	20
15		Garwha Solar Park	20
16		Simdega Solar Park	20
17	Karnataka	Pavagada Solar Park	2000	2000
18		Kalaburgi Solar Park	500
19	Kerala	Kasargod Solar Park	105	100
20		Floating Solar Park	50
21	Madhya Pradesh	Rewa Solar Park	750	750
22		Mandsaur Solar Park	250	250
23		Neemuch Solar Park	500
24		Agar Solar Park	550
25		Shajapur Solar Park	450
26		Omkareswar Floating Solar Park	600
27		Chhattarpur Solar Park	950
28		Morena Solar Park	1400
29		Barethi Solar Park	550
30	Maharashtra	Sai Guru Solar Park	500
31		Patoda Solar Park	500
32		Dondaicha Solar Park	250
33	Manipur	Bukpi Solar Park	20
34	Meghalaya	Solar park in Meghalaya	20
35	Mizoram	Vankal Solar Park	20
36	Odisha	Solar Park in Odisha	40
37		Floating Solar Park	100
38	Rajasthan	Bhadla-II Solar Park	680	680
39		Bhadla-III Solar Park	1000	1000
40		Bhadla-IV Solar Park	500	500
41		Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park	750	300
42		Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park	421
43		Nokh Solar Park	925
44	Uttar Pradesh	Solar Park in UP	440	165
45		Jalaun Solar Park	1200
46		Mirzapur Solar Park	100
47		Parasan Kalpi Solar Park	65
48		Lalitpur Solar Park	600
49		Jhansi Solar Park	600
50		Chitrakoot Solar Park	800
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