India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana.
- The project is being set up at Ramagundam thermal power plant reservoir.
- The solar project is commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The project, which is estimated to cost around 423 crore rupees, will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels.
- The solar panels will cover 450-acre area of the reservoir and can be expanded in the future.
- The world’s largest solar power plant with 600 MW capacity is being set up on Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh.
(Source: AIR)