The Welspun Solar MP project is a 151

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(MW)

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located in Bhagwanpura village, just south of Diken, in the Jawad tehsil of

Neemuch district Neemuch district () is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Neemuch is the administrative headquarters of the district. Asia's largest solar power plant, inaugurated by Narendra Modi, as BJP's prime minis ...

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, central

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. Operational since February 2014, it is one of the largest solar power projects in India. The Welspun Solar MP project was constructed at a cost of 1,100

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(about $182 million) on of land. It supplies power at a rate of 8.05 rupees per kW·h (13,31 cents/kW·h). Welspun Energy Ltd. (WEL) built the plant through its subsidiary, ''Welspun Solar Madhya Pradesh Private Limited'' (WSMPPL). The project mitigates 216,372 tonnes of carbon emissions annually and power to 624,000 homes. The average capacity utilization factor of these solar plants is significantly above the CREC's 19% norm., http://www.welspunenergy.com The solar PV modules use

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photovoltaic technology, each with a module capacity of a 235 W_p, and are connected to inverters with an output of 630 kW_e each. The generated electricity is exported to the regional North-East-West-North East (NEWNE) electricity grid in India, after being stepped up to 132 kV. The site, situated on a 500-meter-high barren land ridge, receives some of the highest irradiation levels in India, with a measured DNI (Direct Normal Irradiance) of about 2076 kW·h/m². The expected lifetime of the solar PV power plant is 25 years.

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