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India: Centre to Raise Ladakh Solar Park Capacity to 10 GW

The Central government is planning to raise the capacity of the proposed solar park in Ladakh to 10 GW from 7.5 GW announced earlier. The project will also have an adjoining wind generation capacity of 3.33 GW.

 

The land for 10 GW has already been identified. The new transmission line needs to be taken to Ladakh from beyond Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

 

The building of the transmission line should take around four to five years. The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is making detailed project report (DPR) and they will determine the final deadline.

 

The DPR is expected to be completed by March 2021, after which the Centre would need to give final nod to the project cost.

 

The estimated cost is around Rs 40,000 crore, which will be funded through viability gap funding by diverting the funds allotted for the Green Energy Corridor project.

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