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The world’s largest
floating solar power
station is now installed
at Loktak Lake, the
largest fresh water lake
in North East India, in
Manipur.
India
Builds
the
Largest
Floating
Solar
Power
Plant
Indian economy is all set to lead the world
with the world’s largest floating solar pow-
er station ready to be installed at Loktak Lake,
the largest fresh water lake in North East India, in
Manipur. A 10-Megawatt (MW) plant was installed in
December 2014 at a waterbody in Rajarhat New Town by
the city-based Arka Ignou Community College of Renewable
Energy. It generates about 10 KWP solar power each day. The new
plant at Loktak Lake in Manipur is a 100-kilowatt (KW) facility and is
already yielding
encouraging results.
The floating solar power plant at Loktak Lake in Manipur is all set to become the
country’s largest and only second floating solar panel installation. It is installed at
the lake near the Sendra tourist resort of Loktak Lake and will be implemented
under the program for off-grid and decentralized solar applications of the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Aside from helping the Manipur Renewable Energy Development
Agency (MANIREDA) in the finalization of work orders, the col-
lege will be providing the requisite technical assistance such as
fixing the detail design parameters, drawings and specifi-
cations for the project. With only two other countries,
Japan and Australia, having floating solar plants,
these are a rarity across the globe. India is now all
set to be in the league!
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