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Andhra Pradesh gets a new floating solar power plant on Meghadri Gedda reservoir
Context
A floating solar power plant commissioned at Meghadri Gedda reservoir in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam.
Background
Key points
- Renewable energy plant: It can save coal up to 54000 tonnes per year.
- Capacity: It will produce about 2 million units of power each year.
- Developing entity: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)
- Significance:
- No need for land acquisition
- Low-cost energy production
- Promotion of renewable energy resources
What are Solar Technologies?
- Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through photovoltaic (PV) panels or through mirrors that concentrate solar radiation.
- This energy can be used to generate electricity or be stored in batteries or thermal storage.
Types of Solar plants in India
- Solar plants can be either;
- Ground-mounted or
- Set up on the surface of water-bodies or
- Though these floating farms are a bit more expensive than the traditional ones mounted on land surfaces.
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Pros |
Cons |
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Solar panel needs to be prevented from corrosion. Reduced shelf-life for metal parts used. Higher cost of installation. Needs more maintenance May lead to water pollution |
Common Uses of Solar energy
- Photoelectric cells
- Solar power generation
- Solar heating systems
Some other to be commissioned power plants
The renewable energy plants that are likely to be are:
- 25MW floating solar plant at Simhadri thermal power plant near Visakhapatnam
- 92MW floating solar plant at Kayamkulam in Kerala
- 100 MW plant at Ramagundam
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Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD)
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