The Cleveland, Ohio -based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) reports that five of the world’s largest under-construction solar parks are located in India. These are: Bhadla Industrial Solar Park (2,225 MW), Pavagada Solar Park (2 GW), Ananthapuramu – I Solar Park (1.5 GW), Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park (1 GW), and Rewa Solar Park (750 MW).
Two of the world’s top ten operating solar plants, are in India, the report stated. These two are the 1 GW ultra mega project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh and the Adani group’s 648 MW Kamuthi project in the state of Tamil Nadu.
India is on track to transform its electricity sector. The 2018 National Electricity Plan aims to increase India’s renewable energy capacity to 275 GW by 2027, with solar representing two-thirds of this total.
“As renewables rise in India, thermal power capacity is forecast to decline to just 43 percent of the nation’s total in 2027, down from 66 percent today,” the IEEFA report predicted.
