Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned SJVN’s 1 GW domestic content requirement (DCR)-compliant solar power project, marking the largest solar project executed by the company so far. The project will supply renewable electricity to utilities in Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
Project scale and domestic manufacturing push
The project comprises 1,000 MW of alternating current (AC) capacity, equivalent to 1,400 MWp of direct current (DC) capacity. All the solar modules deployed, around 2.4 million units, were manufactured at TP Solar Limited’s facility in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, aligning the project with India’s domestic manufacturing and ‘Make in India’ objectives, as per the exchange filing.
According to the company, the facility integrates advanced DCR-compliant solar cells, mono bifacial modules and high-performance inverters to optimise power generation efficiency.
Location and power allocation across states
As per the company’s statement in the exchange filing, the project spreads across the Bandarwala and Karnisar Bhatiyan sites in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Power from the project will be allocated to multiple states. 500 MW will be given to Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited, 300 MW will be given to Jammu & Kashmir Power limited and 200 MW will be given to Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited.
Furthermore, the first year of operation is expected to generate over 2,454.84 million units of green electricity and stands to offset as much as 1.74 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, the company noted.
Execution in extreme conditions
TPREL said the project was executed under some of the most challenging operating conditions for solar infrastructure in India, with temperatures ranging from nearly 50°C during peak summers to as low as 3°C in winter, along with difficult terrain and restricted vehicle movement.
The company added that, despite these obstructions, it achieved timely and safe completion of the project through a variety of techniques such as precision ramming, climate-resilient inverters and equipment designed to stand the test of weather.
Economic impact and EPC capacity expansion
The statement further added that this commissioning has generated local economic benefits, such as employing 300+ workers during the execution phase and also supported 25 local vendors.
With this project, TPREL’s third-party utility-scale renewable energy EPC capacity has reached 4.9 GW. Tata Power’s total renewable utility-scale capacity now stands at 11.6 GW, including projects owned and operated by the company.
Currently, Tata Power has 5.8 GW of operational renewable capacity, comprising 4.7 GW of solar and 1.1 GW of wind energy, while another 5.8 GW is under various stages of implementation and expected to be completed over the next 3 to 24 months.