Completed in 2019 the park has a capacity of 2 050 mw and is the world s second largest photovoltaic solar park after the 2245 mw bhadla solar park in rajasthan.
World s largest solar park pavagada.
The total investment in the project is about 2 1 billion.
Shakti sthala is fully operational and coincides with india s 2022 renewable energy target of 175 gw out of which 100 gw is going to be from solar energy.
The facility dubbed pavagada solar park a k a.
The largest solar park in the world has now become entirely operational.
Pavagada solar park shakti sthala the park known as shakti sthala is located around 180 km from bengaluru in the pavagada region of the tumkur district.
On march 2 nd 2018 the karnataka government inaugurated the world s largest solar park to harness this energy.
It s also one of the most successful examples of a solar park whereby governments provide multiple companies land and transmission two big hurdles that slow solar development.
The pavagada solar park located in tumakuru district of karnataka has been developed by the karnataka solar park development corporation limited kspdcl a joint venture between the solar energy corporation of india seci and the karnataka renewable energy kredl.
The idea to build pavagada solar park was initiated in february 2015 and work.
The world s largest solar park located at pavagada in tumakuru district of karnataka having a total capacity of 2050 mw is now completed.
And cost 14 800 crore us 2 1 billion.
The park occupies an area of about 20 square miles and has a capacity of 2 000 mw which is enough to power 700 000 households.
The world s largest solar park set up at an investment of rs 16 500 crore at pavagada in karnataka s tumakuru district was launched by chief minister siddaramaiah.
With a capacity of 2 gigawatts and counting pavagada s arrays represent the world s largest cluster of photovoltaics.
The world s largest solar park.