Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Park

A solar power park in Khandwa, India

22°13′05″N 76°11′06″E / 22.218138°N 76.185111°E / 22.218138; 76.185111Construction began2022Commission datePhase-1 (2023)Operator(s)Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited
AMP Energy
NHPC
SJVNSolar farm TypeFlat-panel PVPower generationNameplate capacity600 MW

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Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Park is an under-construction floating photovoltaic power station at Omkareshwar Dam, Khandwa, India.

History

Auction bids for the powerplant were around Rs 3.25 per unit energy^[1] by these operators: AMP Energy (100 MW), NHPC (100 MW), and SJVN (90 MW).^[2]

The 600 MW plant is being built on the Omakareshwar Dam's reservoir and the evacuating infrastructure is being provided by the state-owned Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL).^[3] Reportedly, this plan will be the largest floating solar power generation facility globally.^[4]

In August 2023, a capacity of 278 MW had been activated. The first part of the project started with solar panels that each generate 0.5MW and 0.4MW of power.^[5]

In April 2024, parts of it were damaged in a storm, likely due to insufficient anchoring.^[6]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Omkareshwar floating solar fallout". www.saurenergy.com. 16 April 2024.
^ "RUMSL's 600 MW Omkareshwar Finally Has Winners- AMP Energy, NHDC nd SJVN". www.saurenergy.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "Upcoming Projects". Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ ANI (2022-08-04). "Madhya Pradesh: World's largest floating solar power plant to be built on Narmada's Omkareshwar Dam". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "First block of 600MW floating solar plant phase-1 launched in Omkareshwar". The Times of India. 2023-08-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^ "Storm damages world's biggest floating solar plant in Madhya Pradesh". The Times of India. 15 April 2024.