GVSCCL inaugurates 2MW floating solar plant in Andhra Pradesh

October 25, 2018
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Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited (GVSCCL) has inaugurated a 2MW grid-connected floating solar power project on the Mudasarlova reservoir in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

The GVSCCL is a special purpose vehicle incorporated in 2016 to implement projects proposed under the Smart City Plan for Vishakhapatnam.

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Delta Electronics India has supplied two 1MW DelCEN1000 central inverters to the site. Delta claims to have already more than 1.5GW of string and central grid-tied solar inverters installed around India.

Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh inaugurated the project on which work began in April 2018.

The project reduces 20% of water evaporation on the reservoir thereby protecting the area's rich flora and fauna. The project costs around INR 120 million (US$1.71 million) and saves INR 18.6 million in electricity costs per year, said a Delta release.

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