Gujarat’s
chief
minister,
Narendra
Modi,
has
inaugurated
a
1MW
pilot
installation
on
a
750-metre
stretch
of
the
Narmada
Canal
at
Chandrasan
village
in
the
state’s
Mehsana
district.
The
project
is
being
developed
by
the
Gujarat
State
Electricity
Corporation
with
the
support
of
Sardar
Sarovar
Narmada
Nigam
—
the
agency
that
built
the
canal.
The
engineering,
procurement
and
construction
contract
for
the
project
was
awarded
to
US-based
solar
developer
SunEdison,
which
last
week
switched
on
a
25MW
plant
in
India’s
PV
hotspot.
It
is
estimated
that
2.2GW
of
solar
generating
capacity…
