BHEL to set up solar photo-voltaic unit in Maharashtra.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) would set up an integrated solar photo-voltaic manufacturing facility of around 500 MW per annum in Maharashtra, Parliament was informed recently.

'BHEL has initiated setting up an integrated solar photo-voltaic (PV) manufacturing facility of around 500 MW per annum in phases in Maharashtra subject to government approval regrading grant of 40 per cent capital subsidy under national Clean Energy Fund, to be completed in three years,' Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises G M Siddeshwara said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha

He also said that the two projects - Grid-interactive solar PV plant of Neyveli Lignite Corporation in Tamil Nadu and Grid-interactive solar PV plant of Karnataka Power Corporation in Karnataka - would be commissioned by first quarter of 2015-16.


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