Adani Green Energy (Tamil Nadu) Ltd, as part of the Adani Group has dedicated the world’s largest solar power plant of 648 MW to to the nation.
- It has been set up at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
- The plant has been set up with an investment of around Rs 4,550 crore, a company.
It is part of the state government’s target to generate 3,000 MW in line with its new solar energy policy unveiled in 2012.
- The company sourced equipment and machinery from various parts of the world to set up the 648 MW capacity within a record time of 8 months.
The massive plant comprises of
i. 3,80, 000 foundations,
ii. 25,00,000 solar modules, 2
iii. 7,000 metric tonnes of structure,
iv. 576 inverters,
v. 154 transformers and
vi. 6,000 km of cables.
- The entire 648 MW is now connected to the Kamuthi 400 KV substation of Tantransco, becoming the world’s largest solar power plant in a single location.
