Stunning drone visuals of new floating solar power plant in Visakhapatnam. Watch
A floating solar power plant was commissioned on Friday at Meghadri Gedda reservoir in Visakhapatnam by the city’s civic body. The power plant, started on 12 acres of area, can produce 4.2 million units of power every year, said G Lakshmisha, Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. The official added that the floating solar power plant will also result in saving 54,000 tonnes of coal and reducing emissions by 3,022 tonnes every year, reported news agency ANI.
The GVMC shared the stunning visuals of the floating power plant captured by drone.
The commissioning comes weeks after India’s largest floating solar power project became fully operational at Ramagundam in Telangana. The commercial operation of the final part capacity of 20 MW out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project began from July 1, taking the total commercial operation of floating solar capacity in the Southern Region to 217 MW.
