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Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park

Kurnool district, India

The 903rd largest power station in the world

1 GW · Capacity

Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh is a solar park spread over a total area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) in Panyam mandal of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, with a capacity of 1000 MW. It was inaugurated by then chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandrababu Naidu in 2019 The park was built at an investment of around ₹70 billion (US$730 million) by solar power developers and the Central and State governments. Solar power developers invested ₹10 billion (US$100 million), while the remaining ₹60 billion (US$620 million) was funded by APSPCL supported by a ₹2 billion (US$21 million) grant from the Union Government.

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