Bitta Solar Power Plant

Bitta Solar Power Plant
Location of Bitta Solar Power Plant in Gujarat
Country India
Location Bitta, Kutch
Coordinates 23°15′46″N 69°01′27″E / 23.26278°N 69.02417°E / 23.26278; 69.02417Coordinates: 23°15′46″N 69°01′27″E / 23.26278°N 69.02417°E / 23.26278; 69.02417
Status Operational
Commission date 5 January 2012
Owner(s) Adani Power
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Site area 350 acres (0.5 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational 400,000 100 and 95 watt Amorphous Silicon thin film
Nameplate capacity 40 MW

Bitta Solar Power Plant is a 40-megawatt solar power plant located in Bitta village, Gujarat, in west India. When it was commissioned in early January 2012, it was India's largest photovoltaic power plant.

Features

The power plant is spread over an area of 350 acres (141.6 ha). The over 400,000 panels are of amorphous silicon thin-film photovoltaic technology. Each panel is rated 100 or 95 Wp.[1] Cost was approximately Rs 400 crore.[2]

Commissioning

The power plant was commissioned on 5 January 2012, and was completed in 150 days. Adani expects to expand the power plant to 100 MW in the future.[3]

Production

Month MWh kWh/kW/day
December 1,295.028
2011 1,295.028
January 4,607.640
February 5,687.388 5.078
March 6,657.102 5.369
April 6,605.460 5.505
2012 23,557.59
Total 24,852.618

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See also

References

  1. ↑ PDD
  2. ↑ Adani commissions Rs 400 cr 40 mw solar unit in Gujarat
  3. ↑ Adani Group commissions country's largest solar project
  4. ↑ "Energy Account", sldcguj.com.

40 megawatts (53,600 hp)

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