Adani Green Energy (Tamil Nadu) Ltd Commissions the world’s largest solar power plant of 648 megawatts (MW) at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu Wednesday Sep 21,2016.

Adani Green Energy (Tamil Nadu) Ltd, part of the Adani Group, on Wednesday Sep 21,2016 said it has dedicated to the nation the world’s largest solar power plant of 648 megawatts (MW), set up at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.

The plant has been set up with an investment of around Rs. 4,550 crore, a company spokesman said

It is part of the state government’s target to generate 3,000 MW in line with its new solar energy policy unveiled in 2012.

 The company sourced equipment and machinery from various parts of the world to set up the 648 MW capacity within a record time of 8 months.

Around 8,500 personnel worked to average about 11 MW of installation in a day, to set up the plant in the stipulated time, Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, which has revenues of $10 billion, added

The massive plant comprises of 3,80, 000 foundations, 25,00,000 solar modules, 27,000 metric tonnes of structure, 576 inverters, 154 transformers and 6,000 km of cables. The entire 648 MW is now connected to the Kamuthi 400 KV substation of Tantransco, making it the world’s largest solar power plant in a single location.

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