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Moser Baer has announced the successful commissioning
of its largest thin-film solar farm project. The
1-mw plant located at Chandrapur has been set up using
amorphous silicon thin-film technology is said to be
India's first such plant. The grid-connected plant was set
up for state power utility Maharashtra State Generation
Company Ltd (Mahagenco) and is located in the premises
of Mahagenco's Chandrapur thermal power station.
Moser Baer has provided complete turnkey solution
including design, engineering, procurement, construction,
commissioning, power evacuation and testing. The
company will also provide operations & maintenance
services for the project. Moser Baer has signed a consortium
agreement with a Germany-based company SunEnergy
GmbH for this project.
In a statement, Dr. Rajiv Arya, CEO of Moser Baer Photo
Voltaic, said: "This solar farm showcases our EPC capabilities
and epitomises our abilities in designing and developing
solar farms that match the global standards and
meets the specific local requirements. It also underlines
the suitability of amorphous silicon thin film panels in
ramping up grid connected solar farms in high ambient
temperature region like India."
Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd, a subsidiary of Moser
Baer India Ltd, has an annual production capacity of 90
mw of crystalline cells, 90 mw of crystalline modules and
50 mw of thin films.
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