Under the INR680m ($11.3m) contract, BHEL will set up the solar power plant at Shivanasamudram, Belakavadi Village in Mandya District of Karnataka.
The contract scope also includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of the 10MW solar power plant including grid inter-connection, operation and maintenance (O&M) of the plant for three years.
Previously, BHEL implemented similar projects for KPCL which include a 3MWp grid connected solar power plant near Raichur and a 5MWp grid connected solar power plant at Belakavadi Village near Shivanasamudram in Karnataka.
BHEL plans to leverage solar power field and intends to effectively support the Government of India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which aims to achieve 22,000MW of solar power in the country by the year 2022.
