The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) will be setting up a 100 MW Solar Energy Park in Rajnandgaon district of the State.
A Detailed Project Report (DPR) will soon be prepared for taking up Phase I development work for the project, officials stated. Tentatively Dhaba, Kohka, Rengakathera, Amlidih villages and Dundera Block of Dongargarh have been shortlisted to establish Phase I of the Solar Park project, officials informed.
Notably, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has drawn up a scheme to set up Solar Park across various states in the country each with a capacity of Solar projects of 500 MW and above.
The Scheme proposes to provide financial support by Central Government to establish Solar Park in a State also with an aim to facilitate creation of infrastructure necessary for setting up new solar power projects in terms of allocation of land, transmission and evacuation lines, access roads, availability of water and others in a focussed manner.