Bihar’s first floating power plant                               

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Context: Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) is set to commission the state’s first two MW floating solar power plant in Darbhanga.

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• As many as 40,04 photovoltaic (PV) panels, each capable of generating 500-watt electricity, will be installed in a pond in Darbhanga by Delhi based firm AVAADA.
• The solar power plant will be directly connected to the utility power grid from where power will be supplied to consumers.
• The project is a part of efforts to tap as well as to generate mass awareness about solar energy.
• The state is likely get a 2 megawatt floating solar power generation unit in Darbhanga within a month.
• Avaada had signed a power purchase agreement with BREDA for 25 years. BREDA will supply power from the plant to local consumers through North Bihar Power Distribution.
• The main benefit of a floating solar power plant is that the water will cool the solar panels, ensuring their efficiency when temperatures rise, resulting in increased power generation.
• The floating power plant will help meet two goals: Produce green energy from solar panels and promote fish farming.
• It could prove to be a boon in utilising waterbodies for beneficial purposes and giving a new lease of life to waterbodies.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/energy/bihar-s-first-floating-power-plant-in-darbhanga-to-be-commissioned-soon-81677