After proposing the development of 10 GW of floating solar over the next three years, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) may install more schemes across Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and the Lakshadweep islands. The company has already installed a total of 15 MW in Karnataka alone. The Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation recently commissioned a 2 MW grid-connected floating solar project on the Mudasarlova reservoir, India's biggest to date.
After proposing the development of 10 GW of floating solar over the next three years, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) may install more schemes across Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and the Lakshadweep islands. Shailesh K Mishra, SECI director of power systems, said floating solar cut transmission costs and offered fewer bureaucratic obstacles than traditional solar. The Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation recently commissioned a 2 MW grid-connected floating solar project on the Mudasarlova reservoir, India's biggest to date.