Asia’s largest solar park is now in Gujarat

Asia’s largest solar park is now in Gujarat 

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 A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia’s first and largest, was dedicated to the people of India by the honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi in the State’s Patan district, in a boost to India’s efforts towards low carbon growth.

                 The solar power park with a power capacity of 600 MW, covering approximately 3,000 acres of wasteland bordering the Rann of Kutch, will generate two-third of India’s total 900 MW of solar power production.

                 According to the Gujarat government, the solar project will lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions to the tune of eight million tones and save 900,000 tones of natural gas annually.

                 Under its Solar Power Policy, the State government had signed memorandum of understanding for generation of 968.5 MW of solar power by the end of this year.

                 Other projects will be developed at Anand, Banaskantha, Jamnangar, Kutch, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat and Surendranagar.