Adani launches world’s largest solar power plant

CHENNAI: 'World's largest solar power plant' has been set up at Kamudhi, Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. With a capacity of 648 MW, the plant has been set up by Adani Group, in an area of around 5,000 acres at a cost of £455 million. The plant comprises 380,000 foundations, 2500,000 solar modules, 27,000m of structure, 576 inverters, 154 transformers and 6,000 km length of cables. Group chairman Gautam Adani said, "This is a momentous occasion for Tamil Nadu as well as the entire country. We are extremely happy to dedicate this plant to the nation. A plant of this magnitude reinstates the country's ambitions of becoming one of the leading green energy producers in the world."