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Telangana ranks 7th in solar power generation
Telangana State has achieved seventh position in solar power generation next only to Andhra Pradesh. Sources said that the State was at seventh place in the country in terms of power production to the tune of 343 MWs by January 2016.
Hyderabad: Telangana State has achieved seventh position in solar power generation next only to Andhra Pradesh. Sources said that the State was at seventh place in the country in terms of power production to the tune of 343 MWs by January 2016.
During the month of March, 450 MWs of power was connected to the grid. With speedy increase in the generation capacity, the government has fixed a target of 960 MWs of power by this year end and directed the new and renewal energy development corporation (TNREDCL) to take steps in this regard.
According to the official sources, the solar power generation before the formation of Telangana was around 61 MWs and the government generated power was just 1 MW and private sector contributed to 60 MWs. With decrease in the rainfall and also the power generation from Hydel power generating stations, the government concentrated on the solar and wind power generation resulting in power generation on a large scale during the last two years.
A senior official in the corporation said that they have completed the competitive bidding of the 2,000 MW solar power project taken up during November 2013 and the project works have been started and it is aimed to be completed by 2016-17.
The earlier UPA government had fixed a target of 20,000 MWs in the country by 2022 but the present NDA government has decided to complete the task by 2017. The State governments too have increased their targets and during 2015 when Telangana called tenders for 2,000 MW, developers had come forward for about 4,500 MW.
All the states collectively crossed 5,000 MWs of solar power and Telangana stood seventh in this, which is a positive sign for the state to attain surplus power, said the official. During the year 2014-15, the country’s solar power capacity was 3,744 MWs and during the current financial year till January 14, additional 1,386 MWs of power was added taking the total capacity to 5,123 MWs.
Rajasthan tops the list in the solar power production with 1,264 MWs, Gujarat second with 1,024 MWs, Madhya Pradesh third with 679 MWs, Tamil Nadu fourth with 419 MWs, Maharashtra fifth with 379 MWs.
