NHPC To Establish 1200 MW Renewable Energy Park In UP

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PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the 1200 MW Jalaun Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park of BSUL under NHPC Joint Venture (JV) with UPNEDA in Uttar Pradesh during a public event in Telangana on March 4. The 1200 MW Jalaun Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park of BSUL (NHPC’s JV with UPNEDA) is being set up under Centre’s Solar Park Scheme, Mode-8A (Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park – UMREPP) with a total investment of Rs. 796.96 crore.

According to NHPC, the park will generate about 2400 million units of electricity every year, which will help in reducing 432 lakh metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over its 25-year lifespan. The park will also help in the development of Uttar Pradesh and create new employment opportunities for the people of the state and generate 7000 unskilled employment during the construction phase and 700 employment opportunities during the Operation & Maintenance phase, read the press release by the NHPC.

In this solar park, 12 power projects of 100 MW capacity are proposed to be constructed with an investment of Rs 5400 crore. Indian Railways also intended to purchase 1400 million units of electricity, which will strengthen the renewable energy portfolio of the Railways. The project will also boost up the development opportunities in the Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh.

Apart from this project, a 380 MW Solar Project developed by ‘M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited with high-efficiency bifacial modules and with a total investment outlay of Rs 2115 crore was also initiated. NHPC (the Renewable Energy Implementing Agency of MNRE) is procuring the entire generated power from this project as an ‘Intermediary Procurer’ for sale to MPPMCL-Madhya Pradesh on a back-to-back basis. Around 793 million units of green power will be generated each year from the project and carbon dioxide emissions to the tune of 16 million metric tons will be offset by this project in its lifetime.