EDEN Solar Plants To Meet The Electricity Requirements Of 2 Million

EDEN Renewables India said it has bagged three solar power projects totaling generation capacity of 1,350 megawatt peak (MWp) in Rajasthan during April to July this year.

It won two 450 MWp solar PV projects during the last tenders organized by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

During this period it has also won another tender of one 450 MWp solar PV project which was organized by the NHPC, for it has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) in August 2020.

Founded in 2016, EDEN Renewables India is an Indian joint venture of French clean energy firms EDF Renewables and Total Eren which builds and operates solar photovoltaic projects across India.

EDEN Renewables India

As of 2020, the company has 207 MWp operating solar plants, 450 MWp under construction, and over 1,600 MWp under development and due to commission by 2022.

It has a portfolio of capacities under development, under construction and operational totaling more than 2,200 MWp spread over the states of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

These solar PV plants will generate the energy required to meet the annual electricity needs of nearly two million people in India.

Reference- EDEN Renewables Online Newsroom, Economic Times, Business Standard, Mercom India