Reliance Power solar project starts in Rajasthan

JAISALMER: Reliance Power has commissioned India's largest solar photovoltaic project in Rajasthan with a capacity of 40 MW, and will supply electricity to Reliance Infrastructure, top company executives said.

The Rs 700-crore plant in Jaisalmer was commissioned in four months and is part of the company's plan to invest total of Rs 6,000 crore in solar power plants in the state of Rajasthan, they said.

"We plan to add 300 MW of solar-generated power from this state to the national installed capacity by 2015," said Anil Ambani, chairman, Reliance Power.

It will help meet obligations of Reliance Infrastructure to buy renewable energy.