ReNew Power commissions solar plant at Dichpally

​Hyderabad: ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd on Saturday commissioned its 143 MW solar power plant in Dichpally in Nizamabad district.

The farm was inaugurated by G Jagadish Reddy, Minister for Energy, Telangana. The site commissioning was also attended by E Ravinder Reddy, MLA from Yellareddy (Nizamabad), Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power and others.

Speaking on the occasion, Jagadish Reddy said: “The State government is committed to providing good quality clean power to the industry and the people of the State. ReNew Power is one of the largest renewable energy investors in the State and has a proven track record.

This state-of-the-art solar plant, which has been commissioned ahead of schedule, will help us meet our peak power requirement this season”. Welcoming the initiatives taken up by the government to encourage renewable energy, Sumant Sinha of ReNew Power said: “The enabling environment of the State and the support that the administration provides makes Telangana an attractive state for the solar power industry.

Over the next few months, we will reach an installed capacity of 510 MW in Telangana and our total investment will cross Rs 3,700 crore. With more than 20 per cent share of the solar energy industry, we are one of the largest players in the State”.

Parag Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, ReNew Power, stated that the company’s Dichpally solar farm was the largest solar plant in Telangana and the first one to use tracker technology at such a large scale, which would increase the power generation by 15-20 per cent.

It was commissioned in a record time of 15 months, three months ahead of the schedule, he added.