World Power Plants

Kunigal A5.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Kunigal A is a 5.5 MW solar power plant in India, operational since its commissioning year. Ranked #653 of 875 solar plants in India, Kunigal A 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 Kunigal A 407 times smaller. Nearby plants include KOPPA SUGAR (26 MW, Biomass), Channapatanna (20 MW, Solar), and Magadi (20 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Karnataka, approximately 50 km from Bangalore.

Capacity
5.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Azure Power
Location
13.0400°, 76.9230°

India, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,537. largest of 1,805 plants in India
  • #27,955 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,562 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Azure Power operates 24 plants totalling 915 MW

Regional density

25 plants within 100 km, 587 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kunigal B (28.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 13.040000, 76.923000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Kunigal A is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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