New and Renewable Energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dang inspected the proposed site along with reviewing the preparations for the world’s largest solar floating plant of 600 MW capacity to be set up at Omkareshwar Sagar in Khandwa district at a cost of Rs 3,000 crores on Monday.
He directed to complete the project within the stipulated time-frame by coordinating with the departments concerned. Dang said that along with the thermal and hydel power projects, solar power project is also going to be set up in Khandwa district. This will make Khandwa district a Prominent Power hub. MP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan, MLA Narayan Patel and Devendra Verma, Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Energy Development Corporation, Deepak Saxena were also present.