Why Telangana’s floating solar plant is greener than ground-mounted ones?

Why Telangana’s floating solar plant is greener than ground-mounted ones?

Subject : Economy

Section: Energy

• India’s largest floating solar plant is now fully operational at Ramagundam in Telangana’s Peddapalli district.
• The 100-megawatt (MW) floating solar power photovoltaic project was commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation, the country’s foremost public-sector power generator.
• What are floating solar plants?
  • Solar plants or solar farms can be either ground-mounted or set up on the surface of waterbodies. Though these floating farms are a bit more expensive than the traditional ones mounted on land surfaces, there are
• How does it help the environment?
  • The solar panels floating on the water surface will reduce the evaporation rate and thereby help water conservation.
  • Also, with a minimum land requirement, mostly for associated evacuation arrangements, available land can be put to better use unlike in the case of ground-mounted solar farms, which require large land surface areas.