Gujarat Solar Park

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Country India Status Operational Type Flat-panel PV Phone 094263 25206		Location Gujarat Commission date 2011, 2012 Site area 2,000 ha (4,942 acres)

Address Santanpur, Charanka, Gujarat 385350 Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours

Gujarat Solar Park is the name used for a group of solar parks being constructed in Gujarat, India. A total of about 1100 MW are commissioned as of March 2016, with individual solar parks ranging from hundreds of kW to 40 MW capacity.

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Power purchase agreement

Rs 15 (about USD 0.29) per kWh for the first 12 years and Rs 5 (about USD 0.10) per kWh from the 13th to 25th year. The national solar policy has fixed tariffs of Rs17 for photovoltaic and Rs15 for solar thermal for 25 years.

About 600 MW were completed prior to the deadline of 28 January 2012 to receive the above tariff. Systems completed after that date are subject to a lower tariff.

Charanka Solar Park

The largest site within the Gujarat Solar Park is being built on a 2,000-hectare (4,900-acre) plot of land near Charanka village in Patan district, northern Gujarat. This hosts about 19 different projects by different developers. On 19 April 2012, a total of 214 megawatts (287,000 hp) had been commissioned. It also became the world's second largest photovoltaic power station. When fully built out, the Charanka Solar Park will host 500 MW of solar power systems using state-of-the-art thin film technology. The investment cost for the Charanka solar park amounts to some US$280 million. Construction began on 3 December 2010. By 2014 221 MW had been installed, and 345 MW by March 2016.