| Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 15°40′53″N 78°17′01″E / 15.681522°N 78.283749°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 17 May 2022 |
| Owner | Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Private Limited (APSPCL) |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site resource | 5.5–6.0 kW⋅h/m2/d[1] |
| Site area | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1000 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1000 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | apspcl |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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 [2] The park was built at an investment of around ₹70 billion (US$840 million) by solar power developers and the Central and State governments. Solar power developers invested ₹10 billion (US$120 million), while the remaining ₹60 billion (US$720 million) was funded by APSPCL supported by a ₹2 billion (US$24 million) grant from the Union Government.[3]
- ^ "India Solar Resource - Global Horizontal Irradiance - Annual Average, by NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory". Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Chandrababu Naidu to inaugurate Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park today". 8 January 2019.
- ^ Raghavendra, V. (29 April 2017). "With Kurnool solar park, State takes a giant leap". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 May 2017.