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MBPV to Set Up India's Largest Grid Connected Solar Farm

December 4, 2007 | 2 Comments

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New Delhi, India [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Rajasthan (India) for establishing a solar power project with an estimated generation capacity of 1-5 megawatts (MW).

The project will be the largest grid-connected solar farm in India and entail an investment of around $25 million at $4.5 million per MW. The region where the project is being planned has large demand supply imbalances in energy generation capacities.

"MBPV aims to redefine the paradigms of solar power generation through its world class manufacturing and multi technology capabilities and demonstrate a commercially viable, grid-connected PV energy system in India through this project," said Ravi Khanna, CEO of MBPV. "This project is a pioneering initiative in that direction and we believe that the SAARC region provides huge opportunity for such large sized projects."

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stephen-boulet-42137

December 4, 2007

It's nice to see large solar installations, though I can't help but think how much better the return on investment would be for solar thermal. This installation might make sense if it leads to PV installations on businesses and homes.

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jithander-katkuri-75419

December 18, 2007

It is great to have such large corporations involed in India where there is abundent sun resourse, about 200 clear sunny days in a year, about 2300 - 3200 sunshine hours per year, depending upon location. According to some studies This is far more than current total energy consumption. For example, even assuming 10% conversion efficiency for PV modules, it will still be thousand times greater than the likely electricity demand in India by the year 2015.
k.j. reddy

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