JOIN US State-owned BHEL has commissioned 13 MW of solar power plants in various parts of the country so far this fiscal.
The projects are: three MW grid connected plant in Karnataka, five MW plant in Rajasthan, two plants of two MW each in Maharashtra and over one MW in Lakshadweep Islands.
BHEL commissioned the plant at Yapaldinni Village near Raichur for the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL).
The five MW plant for Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) at Rawra Village near Phalodi, Rajasthan was commissioned under the NVVN programme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).
Two more PV power plants of two MW each were commissioned at Katol near Nagpur for Sepset Constructions Ltd. and Citra Real Estate Ltd. These projects are commissioned under Roof-top PV and Small Solar Power Generation Programme (RPSSGP) of IREDA under JNNSM.
In Lakshadweep, BHEL is executing a 1.9 MW order from Lakshadweep Administration for augmentation and modernisation of existing solar power plants at various islands, of which 1.1 MW has been commissioned.
Additionally, BHEL is executing solar power plant projects of 7.5-MW for various customers and they are in the final stages of commissioning.