Bikaner project: SJVN achieves commercial operation date

The SJVN successfully achieved Commercial Operation Date (COD) of 241.77 MW capacity in Phase-I of 1000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project through its wholly owned subsidiary SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL) today. The project, with a total planned capacity of 1000 MW, is slated for full commissioning by September 30. Upon completion, SGEL shall supply the generated solar power to three states namely Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.

The 1000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project, located in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, is being developed under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme – Phase II, Tranche III of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

The project is being implemented under the Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) mode, thereby providing a significant impetus to the government’s Make in India initiative and bolstering the indigenous solar manufacturing sector.