The Dhursar plant is expected to generate more than 70 million kilowatt hours of clean, green energy annually, reportedly making Dhursar the largest plant of its kind in the country. The site is spread over an area of 350 acres and it will supply clean energy equivalent to consumption of 75,000 households.
“Our Dhursar plant demonstrates the huge potential of solar energy to help India meet its growing energy needs in the most environmentally friendly manner. It is also a testimony of the quick timeframe in which solar power plants can be built and commissioned. Reliance Power’s vision is to become India’s largest green power company and the commissioning of this solar plant is the first major step in that direction,” said Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Power.
The Reliance Power plant uses new and efficient technology like thin film and it is estimated that the clean energy generated from the solar plant will displace over 70,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year - the equivalent of taking 25,000 cars off the road.
The 40MW solar PV project, with an investment of INR7 billion, is financed at a debt-equity ratio of 75:25. While Reliance Power infused the entire equity into the project, US Exim Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have provided the entire debt to the project. This is the first direct loan sanction by ADB to a private sector solar project in India.
Reliance commissions 40MW solar power plant in India
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