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WELSPUN ENERGY
emerging as the largest player in Solar Power

Welspun Energy commissioned its 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Jodhpur Rajasthan on 12 March 2013. Welspun had won the 50 MW solar project under Batch-II of Phase-1 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).

Welspun’s Jodhpur solar power project was completed in two phases. A 15 MW solar power unit was commissioned in January 2013 while two units of 20 MW and 15 MW were commissioned on 12 March 2013.

Other then the Rajasthan solar power plant, Welspun has solar energy projects in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh with a total energy capacity of 480 MW. The project coming up in Madhya Pradesh, with a capacity of 130 MW will be the largest solar project developed by any company in India. It is scheduled to be commissioned by end of 2013.

Welspun has already developed 250 MW of solar power projects in India and aims to put up an additional capacity of 750 MW through solar power projects.

Welspun Solar Projects: A Snapshot
Project Name	State	Capacity (MW)
Solar Photovoltaic Power (Neemuch)	Madhya Pradesh	130
Solar Power (Raipur)	Chhattisgarh	100
Solar Power (Anantapur)	Andhra Pradesh	100
Solar Power (Khersara)	Gujarat	100
Solar Power (Belgaum)	Karnataka	20
Solar Based Power (Kachchh)	Gujarat	15
Solar Power (Chitradurga)	Karnataka	10
Solar Power (Bijapur)	Andhra Pradesh	5
Total		480

Solar power installed capacity currently accounts for less than 1 per cent of India's total installed capacity-1.22 GW compared with the 211 GW installed capacity of all sources combined. As a long term plan India is expected to expand its solar power capacity by 20 GW till 2022.

Physical Target set for the 12th Five Year Plan is 10,000 MW from Grid Interactive Solar and 1000 MWe from Solar Off-Grid Applications.

The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has stated that the Batch I of the Phase-2 of JNNSM, which includes off-grid projects, will start from 1 April 2013 as envisaged. The tenders inviting bids for 750 MW of solar photovoltaic projects will start by April end or May first week

Chart_Solar Energy (MW) - By States_ProjectsToday

Manufacturing Sector Developments:

HPCL has signed an MoU with Government of Rajasthan to set up a nine million tpa refinery-cum-petrochemical complex.
Paradeep Phosphates (PPL) to invest Rs 9459.17 crore expansion-cum-diversification project within the existing DAP-cum-NPK complex fertilisers production facility at Paradeep in Orissa.
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) has invited bids for appointment of LSTK contractor for its proposed brownfield Gas-Based Ammonia-Urea fertilizer project at Bharuch in Gujarat.

Infrastructure Sector Developments:

Wave Group will invest Rs 500 crore to develop an affordable housing project at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Public Works Department (PWD), Rajasthan has invited RfQs for development of Nagaur-Jodhpur section of NH-65 on DBFOT basis.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited RfQs for two projects under NHDP phase IV on EPC mode in Tamil Nadu.
Central Public Work Department (CPWD) has invited bids for development of academic-cum-residential campus for IIT Bhubaneswar at Argul in Khurda district of Orissa.
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company has received LoI from Kiratpur Ner Chowk Expressway (KNCEL) for a roadways project worth Rs 2,356 crore.
Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has invited bids for re-surfacing of runway at Hindan in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh.

Power Sector Developments:

Aparimita Power Ventures (APVPL) has invited bids for electrical work of Kumbenahalli mini hydel project at Hassan district in Karnataka.
DPSC is developing a 220 kV substation which will be operated by itself and will be owned by West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company (WBSETCL) at J.K. Nagar in Bardhama district of West Bengal.
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited RfPs for setting up solar PV power project in the state.
DF Power Systems (DFPS) has secured EPC contract for a captive power plant worth Rs 115 crore.

Quote of the week:

I believe India has got its policy framework right and the JNNSM has set examples for the rest of the world to follow. We are seeing healthy growth in both wind and solar energy generation, more so in solar. The industry is moving towards grid parity at a fairly quick pace.

Vineet Mittal, Co-founder & MD,
Welspun Energy Ltd.

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