Visakhapatnam Port is a 10 MW solar power plant in India, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #500 of 875 solar plants in India, this facility's 10 MW represents 0.03% 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 Visakhapatnam Port 224.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include SIMHADRI (2000 MW, Coal) and Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (2000 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Andhra Pradesh, approximately 650 km east of Hyderabad.
9 years old
India, Asia
- 1,350. largest of 1,805 plants in India
- #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,712 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Visakhapatnam Port Trust operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW
3 plants within 100 km, 5,040 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Visakhapatnam Port is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 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
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