LADAKH IS GOING TO BE THE WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT CENTRE BY 2023!
- Published | 16 January 2019
The world's largest single-location solar photo-voltaic plant in Ladakh is expected to promulgate the Solar Power Plant & Equipment market in India.
India: Ladakh the world's largest single-location solar photo-voltaic plant. Power minister RK Singh said Ladakh has potential of hosting 25,000 MW of solar power projects. Around 200km to the south in Kargil, another mega project will join forces to light up the plains, keep glaciers cool by saving 12,750 tonne of carbon emission a year, remove dependence on diesel gensets and create livelihood for the local population. SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) is promoting the projects in J&K on a scale matching the grandeur of their locations - 5,000 MW (megawatt) for the Ladakh unit and 2,500 MW for Kargil - to be completed by 2023 at an estimated investment of Rs 45,000 crore. The Ladakh project will be located at Hanle-Khaldo in Nyoma, a strategically important area 254km from Leh. The Kargil project will be built at Suru in Zanskar, 254km from the district HQ. Power from the Ladakh project will flow to Kaithal in Haryana, for which a900-km line will be laid mostly along Leh-Manali road. The Kargil project will hook up with the grid at New Wanpoh near Srinagar. The projects are expected to spur development in the remote border regions and empower the local population through skilling for jobs such as cleaning of solar panels and maintenance of transformers etc.

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