Tata Power commissions SJVN's 1 GW DCR solar project in Rajasthan

Tata Power Renewable Energy commissioned SJVN's 1 GW DCR-compliant solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan, taking its utility-scale renewable capacity to 11.6 GW, it said

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) has commissioned a 1 giga watt (Gw) solar power plant in Rajasthan for Navratna CPSE SJVN Limited and it is the largest solar project taken up by the Tata Group arm so far and will light up parts of three states, including Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttarakhand.

 

With the commissioning of this domestic content requirement (DCR) policy-compliant project worth over ~5,500 crore, TPREL’s total renewable utility-scale capacity has reached 11.6 GW, including 4.9 Gw executed as third-party EPC. 

All 2.4 million modules used in the project have been manufactured at Tata Power’s TP Solar Limited in Tirunelveli, reinforcing the company’s strong commitment to domestic manufacturing under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. 

 

Spanning the Bandarwala and Karnisar Bhatiyan sites in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the project reflects the extensive scale of the development and is designed to deliver clean, reliable power across multiple states. 

The capacity has been allocated to key state utilities — 500 mega watt (MW) to Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited (RUVITL), 300 MW to Jammu & Kashmir Power Limited (JKPL), and 200 MW to Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) ensuring power supply to Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttarakhand. 

In its first year of operation, the project is expected to generate approximately 2,454.84 million units of green electricity and offset nearly 1.74 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. 

The project stands out for its robust engineering and innovative execution, having been delivered in one of India’s most challenging environments, with temperatures soaring to 50 degree Celsius in peak summers and dropping to as low as 3 degree Celsius in winters, compounded by difficult terrain and restricted vehicle movement.

 

Despite these constraints, TPREL ensured timely and safe completion through the deployment of advanced DCR-compliant cells and mono bifacial DCR modules, precision ramming techniques, and high-performance inverters engineered to operate efficiently under extreme heat.

 

Beyond its technical achievements, the project has generated meaningful socio-economic impact in the region. Over 300 local workers were trained and engaged across project activities, while more than 25 local vendors were developed, creating sustained livelihood opportunities and supporting regional economic growth.

 

TPREL remains a key enabler of India’s clean energy transition, supporting the nation’s goals of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070.

 

Currently, 5.8 GW of Tata Power's own capacity is operational, comprising 4.7 GW of solar and 1.1 GW of wind energy. Additionally, 5.8 GW is under various stages of implementation, evenly split between 3 GW of solar and 2.8 GW of wind projects. These ongoing projects are expected to be completed in phases over the next three to 24 months in a staggered manner.