The Welspun Solar MP project is a 151

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(MW)

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built in Bhagwanpura village, just south of

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, Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district,

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state, in 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 1100

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(about $182,000,000) on of land. It will supply power at 8.05 rupees per kW·h (13,31 cents/kW·h).

Welspun Energy Welspun Energy Private Limited (formerly Welspun Energy Limited) is an independent power company based in New Delhi, India. It is a subsidiary of Welspun Group. Welspun Renewables was registered with United Nations Framework Convention on C ...

Ltd. (WEL) has built the plant through its subsidiary, ''Welspun Solar Madhya Pradesh Private Limited'' (WSMPPL) and is mitigating 216,372 tonnes of carbon emission annually, while giving power to 624,000 homes. The average capacity utilization factor of these solar plants are way above the CREC's 19% norm., http://www.welspunenergy.com The solar PV modules used employ

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

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