Bhadla Solar Park is a photovoltaic solar power station in the Thar Desert near Bhadla, in the Phalodi district of Rajasthan, India. Developed in four phases from 2015 and fully commissioned in March 2020, it spans about 56 square kilometers and has an installed capacity of about 2,245 megawatts, making it India's largest solar park and, as of 2024, the eleventh largest in the world. The project drew about 775 million dollars from the Climate Investment Fund alongside other financing, and is estimated to cut greenhouse gas emissions by roughly four million tons a year.
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Facility TypePhotovoltaic solar power park 1 LocationBhadla, Phalodi district, Rajasthan, India 1 Capacity (MW) Commissioned YearCommissioned in phases from 2015; the final phase was completed on 20 March 2020. Connections
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Photovoltaic solar park, Rajasthan, India, among the largest solar parks in the world by capacity.
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Bhadla, Phalodi district, Rajasthan
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It covers an area of 56 square kilometers and has a total installed capacity of 2,245 megawatts (MW), making it India's largest and the 11th-largest solar park in the world as of 2024.
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The Bhadla Solar Park is a solar power plant located in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India.
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