Tamil Nadu invites firms to build, operate and maintain 500-Mw solar park

The 500-Mw solar park will have to be set-up on a contiguous piece of land

The Tamil Nadu government has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the development of a 500-Mw solar park in the state through solar power park developers (SSPDs).

This is in line with the Centre's plans to achieve 20 Gw of installed capacity in solar power in the span of five years. The state has an installed capacity of 1,702.40 Mw of solar energy, out of 10,479.61 Mw of renewable energy capacity as on May 31, 2017.

In the RFP document, the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) said that it is looking to select SPPDs for developing the solar park in