First Solar, Inc. (Tempe, AZ, US) Indian subsidiary First Solar Power India Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi) on August 10th, 2016 announced the successful commercial operation of 80 MWAC and 50 MWAC solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively.
These PV projects are part of the 260MWAC project portfolio wholly owned by First Solar in India, the company notes.
“After achieving a recent milestone of 1GW of PV solar capacity footprint in India, we are delighted to add 130 MWAC of Utility-Scale Solar Power to the Grid, growing our portfolio of operational solar assets to a cumulative capacity of 150 MWAC,” said Sujoy Ghosh, First Solar’s Country Head for India.
“With the commissioning of these plants we have once
again demonstrated our strong execution capabilities, and with First
Solar’s module performance and reliability, the plants will provide the
best possible return on investment.”
The 130 MWAC plants collectively will produce enough energy to power approximately 227,500 average homes in India.
The project will be powered by more than 1.4 million
First Solar PV modules which have been independently tested to pass
accelerated life and stress tests beyond industry standards.
With both a superior temperature coefficient and
superior spectral response, they have been independently certified for
reliable performance in high temperature, high humidity, extreme desert,
and coastal environments, the producer emphasizes.
Solar power from the PV projects will be purchased
by the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh and The
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited under 25
year power purchase agreements.
source: http://www.solarserver.com
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