15 MW solar energy park commissioned in Tamil Nadu

COIMBATORE: Rooftop solar installation company Swelect Energy Systems has commissioned a 15 MW solar energy park near Vellakoil in Karur district of Tamil Nadu.

The 15 MW park is a modular energy park, wherein the company owns 12 MW and 3 MW capacity is owned by two other companies, Yajur Energy Solutions and Amex Alloys, company's Managing Director R Chellappan told PTI today.

Set up on 75 acres of land with an investment of Rs 102 crore, the power evacuation is through a 33 KV dedicated feeder connecting Periyarnagar sub-station ofTangendco, he said.

Depending on the demand and requirements, the company would expand the park in the 75 acres owned by it and adjacent to the park, Chellappan said.

On the policy bottlenecks, Chellappan said the solar sector would benefit a lot if the Renewal Purchase Obligation (RPO) was regularised.

To a question on Tamil Nadu's project to generate 3,000 MW through solar energy in three years, Chellappan said that the sector was waiting for favourable scheme.

The company has been engaged in developing solar power projects for a decade now as channel partner to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, he said, adding, it has installed over 1,500 rooftop projects across the country.