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The first fully solar village

  • November 2, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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The first fully solar village

Subject : Geography

  • The village of Modhera in western India’s Gujarat state is declared as first fully solar village.
  • Modhera the first village in India to become a net renewable energy generator.
  • The village has a total geographical area of around 2,436 hectares and is located on the banks of the Pushpavati river in the state. It will be the country’s first solar-powered village.
  • The village has a ground-mounted solar power plant, and over 1,300 rooftop solar systems with 1kW capacity have been installed on houses to generate electricity. All of these solar systems are linked to a battery energy storage system (BESS).
  • During the day, solar panels will provide power to the village, while in the evening, BESS, India’s first grid-connected megawatt hour scale battery energy storage system, will provide power to the houses.
  • The project in Modhera, is financed by the central and state government at nearly $10 million, involved setting up over 1,300 rooftop panels on residential and government buildings that were connected to a power plant.
  • The government buys excess energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity allotted to the households.
Geography The first fully solar village

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