World Power Plants

Bijapur Essel 35 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Bijapur Essel 3 is a 5 MW solar power plant in India, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #666 of 875 solar plants in India, Bijapur Essel 3 accounts for 0.02% of India's total solar capacity of 33,174 MW. The largest solar plant in India is Bhadla solar park at 2,245 MW, making Bijapur Essel 3 448 times smaller. Nearby plants include KUDGI (2,400 MW, Coal), Ingaleshwar Wind Farm (100.8 MW, Wind), and Siddapur (40 MW, Solar). The facility is located in India, approximately 350 km from the nearest major city, Bengaluru.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Essel Group
Location
16.8720°, 75.7120°

India, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,550. largest of 1,805 plants in India
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Essel Group operates 13 plants totalling 245 MW

Regional density

32 plants within 100 km, 3,649 MW combined

Nearest plant: Siddapur (18.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 16.872000, 75.712000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bijapur Essel 3 is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
India
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

IndiaEnergy Profile

1,805
Total Plants
513.9 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasHydroSolar
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