Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate 580 MW of solar projects, lay the foundation of more than 1.8 GW

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate National Hydroelectric Power Corp.’s (NHPC) 380 MW solar project in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan through video conferencing today. The project, developed by O2 Power, will supply electricity to Madhya Pradesh. It is expected to generate around 792 million units of green power every year.

The Prime Minister will also inaugurate three solar power projects of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) in Jalaun and Kanpur Dehat of Uttar Pradesh. These projects have a total capacity of 200 MW. The foundation stone of these projects was also laid by the prime minister.

In addition, the prime minister will lay the foundation of Bundelkhand Saur Urja Ltd’s 1.2 GW Jalaun Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The park will generate about 2,400 million units of electricity every year. He will also lay the foundation of SJVN’s two solar projects in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, and Dhubri, Assam, respectively.

The prime minister will lay the foundation of TUSCO’s 600 MW Lalitpur solar power project in the Lalitpur district of UP. The project is expected to generate 1,200 million units of green power per year.

PM Modi will inaugurate ReNew’s Koppal-Narendra Transmission Scheme for evacuation of 2.5 GW of renewable power. This inter-state transmission scheme is located in the Koppal district of Karnataka.