With 50 Mw plant in UP, Adani Group's solar capacity rises to 838 Mw

By year-end, the conglomerate expects to have an installed solar power capacity of over 2 Gw

Infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group on Tuesday announced commissioning of a 50 megawatts (Mw) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 315 crore, under the National Solar Mission Scheme.

In a first, the plant will use String Inverter Technology with crystalline silicon modules allowing miniature level control of solar power generation. Power generated by the plant will be transmitted through 21.5 kilometre (km) 132 kilovolts (Kv) transmission line connecting with UP Power Transmission Corporation's (UPTCL) Mahoba Substation, under the agreement signed with NTPC.

The project is expected to create direct and indirect employment for around 250 personnel.

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