The Telangana Government has identified the 5,481 acres of land at Gutu manadal in Mahbubnagar to set up an integrated 1,000 mw solar power generation park.
According to sources the project will to be taken up by Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation in partnership with Solar Energy Corporation of India(SCET). The SECI has given the approval for the park. Govt is in the process of finalizing the master plan with the assistance of SECI, once plan is finalized, Govt would develop the required Infrastructure.
Speaking on the sidelines of CII Paper Tech conference, he said that typically 1 MW requires an investment of about Rs. 6 crore and five acres of land. The Government’s role will be limited to facilitation and creation of necessary support infrastructure.
Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao said that the Govt had urged the Govt to allocate the 20000 Solar Pumps to Telangana as the demand for the pumps set for the Agriculture purpose is high in the state.