Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat

Secretary General of United Nations Ban Ki Moon will launch a 10 MW canal top solar power project which has been set up on Vadodara branch canal of Sardar Sarovar Narmada project.

Sharing details on this, Power Minister Saurabh Patel said that Ban Ki Moon will reach Vadodara after completion of inauguration session and first session of Vibrant Gujarat summit on 11 January and inaugurate the solar power project at 5.00 pm.

He said this first such initiative in which Gujarat’s largest canal has been used to generate solar power. Inspired by its success, Ban Ki Moon will visit the project and launch it.

Patel said, then Chief Minister Narendrabhai Modi had guided this project which prevents evaporation of canal water and occupation of land.

He said Gujarat has generated 43.5 lakh unit power by setting up 1 MW canal oriented solar power station in year 2012 at Sanand in length of 750 meter.

Encouraged by success of the pilot project at Sanand, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited has installed a 10 MW power station in length of 3.6 km on 22.1 meter wide Vadodara branch canal.

With 33,186 solar panels, 14 inverts and 9 transformers, this power station will generate annually about 1.62 crore unit power which will be used at Saurashtra branch canal pumping station.