Indian power producer ReNew Power has been chosen to complete a 3 MW floating photovoltaic ( PV ) system in Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh . Financed by the Asian Development Bank 's Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund , the solar array will cover a third of Meghadrigedda reservoir . The states of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh host 79% of the nation’s major reservoirs. Floating PV technology is gaining momentum in India , and it is thought covering 10 % to 15 % of India 's water bodies with solar panels could create 300 GW , and covering one - third could create 700 GW .
Indian power producer ReNew Power has been chosen to complete a 3 MW floating photovoltaic ( PV ) system in Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh . Financed by the Asian Development Bank 's Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund , the solar array will cover a third of Meghadrigedda reservoir . Floating PV technology is gaining momentum in India , and it is thought covering 10 % to 15 % of India 's water bodies with solar panels could create 300 GW , and covering one - third could create 700 GW .