Mahindra Solar commissions 5 MW unit

Our Bureau Updated - January 09, 2012 at 08:37 PM.

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, and Mr Anand Mahindra, Vice-Chairman & MD , Mahindra & Mahindra, at a press conference in Mumbai on Monday. -- Paul Noronha

Mahindra Solar announced the commissioning of a 5-megawatt grid connected solar power plant using crystalline silicon modules in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The cost per MW is in the range of Rs 9-10 crore.

The plant has been set up under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) policy and had the distinction of generating the highest output per MW of any solar plant in India with cutting-edge tracker technology that maximises energy from the sun.

The plant site is equipped to evacuate 55 MW and the company intends to scale up the capacity to match the evacuation capacity.

Mr Anand Mahindra, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, said, “We aim to be one of the top three companies in this industry.”

 

Published on January 9, 2012 15:07