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Acciona Energía unveils its largest solar project in India
14/2/2024
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A new 412 MWp photovoltaic (PV) project in the state of Rajasthan, India, is to be built by Acciona Energía, and slated for commissioning in 2025. It will be the company’s largest project in India, where it already owns and operates four wind farms.
The solar farm will consist of about 750,000 PV modules of 545 Wp each. Producing around 800 GWh/y of green electricity, enough to power 840,000 households, the project is expected to avoid the emission of 724,000 t/y of CO2.
India is the fourth largest power market in the world in terms of installed capacity, with 42% cumulative installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, reports the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Its clean energy transition is ‘well underway’ according to the International Energy Agency, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2070 putting India among the most promising countries in the world for renewable energy growth.
Installed solar energy capacity in India has increased 30-fold in the last nine years. Rajasthan has the highest cumulative large-scale solar installations in the country, with over 18 GW by the end of 2023, reports the Ministry. The solar power installed in this region represents approximately 25% of the cumulative utility-scale solar capacity in India.
