Rajasthan commissions largest solar power plant under PM Kusum scheme

Rajasthans largest solar power plant under the PM Kusum scheme has been commissioned at Tala Kunda ki Dhani in Jaipur district. The plant, with a capacity of 4.9 MW, has been set up in Dekla village, connected to the 33 kV substation at Tala under the Kunda ki Dhani power sub-division of Jaipur Discom North.

Rajasthan's largest solar power plant under the PM Kusum scheme has been commissioned at Tala (Kunda ki Dhani) in Jaipur district. The plant, with a capacity of 4.9 MW, has been set up in Dekla village, connected to the 33 kV substation at Tala under the Kunda ki Dhani power sub-division of Jaipur Discom (North). Spread over around 24 bighas of land, the project will supply daytime electricity for agricultural use to 437 farmers, an official said. Under Component-C of the PM Kusum scheme, solar plants of up to 5 MW capacity can be installed. Officials said this is the highest-capacity plant established in the state under the scheme so far. Across Rajasthan, a total of 1,819 solar plants with a combined capacity of 4,027 MW have been installed under Components A and C of the scheme. The new plant is expected to generate an average of around 25,000 units of electricity per day. Earlier, the largest such plant in the state was a 4.84 MW facility under Ajmer Discom.