New Delhi: Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) said on Tuesday it has successfully commissioned SJVN Limited’s 1 GW DCR-compliant solar power project, marking the largest solar project delivered by the company so far and one of the biggest renewable energy developments in the country.
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“This milestone marks the largest solar project commissioned by TPREL to date and one of the most expansive renewable energy developments in India, underscoring the company’s execution excellence,” the company said in a statement.
The project has been executed using DCR-compliant solar modules manufactured at TP Solar Limited’s facility in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, with about 2.4 million modules installed across the project.
“All 2.4 million modules used in the project have been manufactured at TP Solar Limited’s solar cell and modules manufacturing facility in Tirunelveli,” the statement said, adding that this reinforces the company’s commitment to domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative.
Located at Bandarwala and Karnisar Bhatiyan in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, the 1 GW (1,000 MW AC/1,400 MWp DC) project will supply electricity to multiple states. Of the total capacity, 500 MW has been allocated to Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited, 300 MW to Jammu & Kashmir Power Limited, and 200 MW to Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited, according to the company.
The project is expected to generate about 2,454.84 million units of green electricity in its first year of operation and offset nearly 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂, Tata Power said.
Highlighting the execution challenges, TPREL said the project was delivered in harsh operating conditions, with temperatures reaching 50°C in summers and falling to 3°C in winters, along with difficult terrain and restricted vehicle movement.
“Despite these constraints, TPREL ensured timely and safe completion through the deployment of advanced DCR-compliant cells and mono bifacial DCR modules, precision ramming techniques, and high-performance inverters engineered to operate efficiently under extreme heat,” the statement said.
Beyond power generation, the project generated local economic benefits, with over 300 local workers employed and more than 25 local vendors developed, the company said.
“With this commissioning, TPREL’s third party utility-scale renewable energy project capacity stands at 4.9 GW,” Tata Power said, adding that the company continues to position itself as a key EPC partner for large, multi-state solar projects.
Following the commissioning, TPREL’s total renewable utility-scale capacity has reached 11.6 GW, including 4.9 GW executed as third-party EPC, the statement said.
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Tata Power currently has 5.8 GW of its own renewable capacity operational, comprising 4.7 GW of solar and 1.1 GW of wind, while another 5.8 GW is under various stages of implementation, expected to be completed in phases over the next 3 to 24 months.
TPREL said it remains committed to supporting India’s clean energy transition and the country’s targets of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070.
