Solar claim withers under glare of data
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation a solar power project in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, the PMO quoted him as saying in Hindi: “Today, Rewa has indeed created history. Rewa has been famous for the river Narmada and white tigers. To this has now been added Asia’s largest solar power project.”
The capacity of the Rewa project is 750MW (three units of 250MW each).
But the solar plant that is considered the largest in India, let alone Asia, is located in Rajasthan.
The Bhadla Solar Park in Jodhpur has a capacity of 2,250MW, according to a list of the five largest solar power plants in India profiled on April 30 this year by NS Energy, an industry web site.
