Maharashtra Set to Install Floating Solar Plant at Four Dam Sites

Maharashtra to get floating solar power generation plants in four dams, state Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan stated.

In a written reply to a question raised by NCP MLC Hemant Takle, Mahajan stated the backwater of Wardha, Bebala, Khadakpurna and Pentakli dams has been selected for setting up the floating solar panels as per the Swiss Challenge method.

He said the projected investment per megawatt is Rs 4.45 crore, with a total installed capacity of 500 MW.

A committee led by executive director of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) is presently examining the detailed project report and drafting the tenders, the minister believed.

The work to set up the plants is under progress as permitted under the Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority Act, he further.