recently, India's state-owned hydropower group SJVN's 1GW photovoltaic power station project has been put into operation at full capacity. the project strictly meets India's local content requirements (DCR). the 2.4 million components used are all manufactured by TP Solar, a subsidiary of Tata group (Tata), and the general contracting of the project is completed by Tata renewable energy company (TPREL).
It is understood that the project is located in the Bandarwala and Karnisar Bhatiyan sites in the Bikaner region of Rajasthan, India, with a total development cost of 54.92 billion Indian rupees and a maximum electricity price of 2.57 Indian rupees per kilowatt-hour. The power distribution plan of the project has been clarified, of which 500MW will be supplied to Rajasthan Energy Development and Information Technology Service Co., Ltd., 300MW will be transmitted to Jammu and Kashmir Power Co., Ltd., and 200MW will ensure the power demand of Uttarakhand, which will effectively relieve the pressure of clean energy supply in the three places.
The project is expected to generate about 2.455 billion degrees of green power in the first year and 56.838 billion degrees of cumulative power generation over 25 years. As one of the key photovoltaic projects in Rajasthan, the operation of the power station fully relies on the advantages of local rich solar energy resources-data show that Rajasthan has a solar power generation potential of 142GW, which is the core hub of India's clean energy transformation. The state government has proposed the goal of achieving 30GW photovoltaic installation from 2024 to 2025.
this is not TPREL's first local layout. previously, the company has completed the commissioning of 450MW locally manufactured photovoltaic power plant project for NHPC company at Karnisar Bhatiyan site in bicaner, rajasthan. The project lasted two and a half years, overcoming the challenges of complex desert terrain and installing about 775000 DCR batteries and double-sided components supplied by TP Solar's Tirunelveli factory.
The 1GW project has significantly increased TPREL's industry influence. Its total installed capacity of centralized renewable energy has climbed to 11.6GW, including 4.9GW of third-party engineering general contracting projects. At present, Tata Group's own renewable energy operation installed capacity of 5.8GW, covering 4.7GW photovoltaic and 1.1GW wind power; another 5.8GW project is in progress, including 3GW photovoltaic and 2.8GW wind power, will be completed in stages in the next 3 to 24 months.
It is worth noting that the project is developed in DCR mode, which is an important practice of India's "manufacturing localization" strategy in the energy field. In recent years, India has promoted the construction of local photovoltaic industry chain through a series of policies, and Tata and other local enterprises have accelerated their rise. The successful operation of this project not only helps India to move towards the target of 500GW renewable energy installed capacity in 2030, but also provides a model for the coordinated development of local industrial chain.