Gujarat, first to use geothermal energy to generate power. Tapping Heat: Power plant being set up at Dholera by CEGE will generate 20 KW of electricity. Gujarat is set to become the first state in the country to use Geothermal energy to produce electricity. The power plant being set up at Dholera will become operational in April. "India's first geothermal power plant will start operating on a pilot scale in April in Dholera, and it will produce 20 KW of electricity. Dholera was chosen for the plant as immense heat has been found under the earth in the form of hot springs," the Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy (CEGE), set up by the state government at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) said. The release said that two geothermal bore wells were drilled at Dholera where water temperature was found to be between 47-50 degree Celsius. Hot water produced from the wells would be used for generating power using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technique.
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, announced that Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, has received a Letter of Award from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) on 07th Nov 2019 to develop a 50 MW solar project in Dholera Solar Park of Gujarat. This LOA is in addition to the 250 MW Solar Project being set up by the Company at Dholera Solar Park.
- Tata Power to develop 50 MW at Dholera Solar Park in Gujarat
- This LOA is in addition to the 250 MW Solar Project being set up by the Company at Dholera Solar Park.
- The energy will be supplied to GUVNL under a Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), valid for a period of 25 years from scheduled commercial operation date
- The Company has won this capacity in a bid announced by GUVNL in June 2019.
- The project has to be commissioned within 15 months from the date of execution of the PPA.
- The Plant is expected to generate 118 MUs of energy per year and will annually offset approximately 118 Million Kg of CO2.
