Tamil Nadu gives Raasi green light for 100MW PV park

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has approved plans for a 100MW PV park to be set up by the developer Raasi Green Earth Energy, in the first major announcement after the launch of the state’s solar-energy strategy in October.

Little-known Raasi Green will build the array and the associated transmission infrastructure in Ramanathapuram district, along the Bay of Bengal coast some 500km south of the state capital Chennai.

The project – set to cover 500 acres and include room for massive future expansion – is slated to cost 9.2bn rupees ($170m).

In October Tamil Nadu launched its solar-energy strategy, which aims to see 3GW of capacity built by 2015, with no carve-out for either PV or concentrated solar power.

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