One of India's leading power developers Welspun Energy (WEL) has commissioned a 15 mw solar photo voltaic (PV) project in Rajasthan. The project is the first of the 3 projects totalling 50 mw, that WEL's subsidiary had won under competitive bidding for batch-2, phase-1 of national solar mission.    

WEL was the sole company to have been awarded a maximum capacity of 50 mw through three projects under batch-2 of Jawaharlal Nehru national solar mission (JNNSM). The projects are coming up in Phalodi Tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. These three solar projects are expected to generate total electricity of 90 million kwh in a year.    

Vineet Mittal Co-founder & Managing Director of Welspun Energy said that the company has pleased to bring this 15 mw solar project online much ahead of its schedule. It is looking forward to becoming change agents for widespread green energy adoption and contributing to India's growth through clean energy, he added.    

Welspun has won these 3 projects through competitive bidding conducted by NVVN (NTPC Vidyut vyapar nigam), the nodal agency for JNNSM phase-1. The first project of 15 mw, which was awarded at a tariff of Rs 8.14 per kwh.    

The remaining two projects of 15 mw and 20 mw are also close to completion and the entire 50 mw capacity will be commissioned in the coming weeks, much ahead of their contractual schedule of 26 February 2013. These 50 mw Projects will produce enough energy to light up 2.5 Lac homes and also reduce carbon emissions to the extent of 78,000 Tons every year.