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Bitta Solar Power Plant 
Summary
Bitta Solar Power Plant is a 40-megawatt solar power plant located in Bitta village, Gujarat, in west India. When it was commissioned in early January 2012, it was India's largest photovoltaic power plant.
| Bitta Solar Power Plant | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Bitta, Kutch |
| Coordinates | 23°15′46″N 69°01′27″E / 23.26278°N 69.02417°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 5 January 2012 |
| Owner(s) | Adani Power |
| Operator(s) | |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 350 acres (0.5 sq mi) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 400,000 100 and 95 watt Amorphous Silicon thin film |
| Nameplate capacity | 40 MW |
Features edit
The power plant is spread over an area of 350 acres (141.6 ha). The over 400,000 panels are of amorphous silicon thin-film photovoltaic technology. Each panel is rated 100 or 95 Wp.[1] Cost was approximately Rs 400 crore.[2]
Commissioning edit
The power plant was commissioned on 5 January 2012, and was completed in 150 days. Adani expects to expand the power plant to 100 MW in the future.[3]
Production edit
| Month | MWh | kWh/kW/day |
|---|---|---|
| December | 1,295.028 | |
| 2011 | 1,295.028 | |
| January | 4,607.640 | |
| February | 5,687.388 | 5.078 |
| March | 6,657.102 | 5.369 |
| April | 6,605.460 | 5.505 |
| 2012 | 23,557.59 | |
| Total | 24,852.618 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ PDD
- ^ "Adani commissions Rs 400 cr 40 mw solar unit in Gujarat". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ Adani Group commissions country's largest solar project
- ^ "Energy Account" Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, sldcguj.com.
40 megawatts (53,600 hp)