Question : With which firm has SJVN recently(November 2021) signed pact to develop 75-MW solar power project at the Parasan Solar Park in UP ?
a. Solarworld
b. Trina Solar
c. JinkoSolar
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- State-owned SJVN has recently(November 2021) inked a pact with Noida-based Solarworld Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd to develop a 75-MW solar power project at the Parasan Solar Park in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 313.59 crore.
- The project will generate 168.34 million units (MU) energy annually with a capacity utilisation factor (CUF) of 25.06 per cent.
- Parasan Solar Park is located at the tehsil Kalpi in the district Jalaun near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Nand Lal Sharma further said that with this allotment, SJVN now has 1,445 MW of solar projects under execution.
- All these solar projects are scheduled to be commissioned by the financial year 2023-24, which shall be a gigantic leap for SJVN’s renewable capacity.
- It is noteworthy that the Government of India has envisaged the vision of ‘Power to All 24X7’.
- In line with the target set by the Government of India, SJVN has set its shared vision of a capacity addition of 5,000 MW by 2023, 12,000 MW by 2030, and 25,000 MW by 2040.