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NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Power Project

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Country
  
India

Commission date
  
9 May 2016

Site area
  
6,693 acres (27.09 km)

Owner
  
NTPC Limited

Location
  
Andhra Pradesh

Type
  
Flat-panel PV

Units operational
  
250 MW

NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Power Project

The NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is a solar park spread over a total area of 6,693 acres (27.09 km2) in Nambulapulakunta in the Ananthapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

The park is spread over a total area of 6,693 acres. The first phase of park was commissioned on 9 May 2016 with a capacity of 200 MW. An additional 50 MW capacity was commissioned on 29 July 2016. A further 750 MW will be commissioned by March 2018 in the second phase.

In August 2016, Tata Power Solar commissioned a 100 MW solar project at the park built over an area of 500 acres. This was the largest solar project commissioned using domestically manufactured solar cells and modules at the time.

References

NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Power Project Wikipedia