Rajasthan Solar Park ? An Initiative Towards Empowering Nation

Solar power is attractive because it is abundant and offers a solution to fossil fuel emissions and global climate change. Solar energy is the largest exploitable renewal resource as more energy from sunlight strikes Earth in 1 hour than all of the energy consumed by humans in an entire year. The average intensity of solar radiation received over India is 200 MW/km square (megawatt per kilometer square) with 250?325 sunny days in a year. Solar energy intensity varies geographically in India, but Western Rajasthan receives the highest annual radiation energy. A dedicated 400 kV network with associated 220 & 132 kV strong transmission network in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner area was created. Indeed, Rajasthan is the only State in India which has established a strong power evacuation network in desert area. . Hence current status, various issues, regulatory policies and incentives for promotion of Solar PV Power Parks in Rajasthan along with a case study of Solar Park Project at Village Bhadla of Jodhpur district which includes site report and geotechnical investigation for Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant has been discussed in this paper.