In a step towards its plan to harness more renewable energy in the upcoming days, the State government has now proposed to set up a solar park in Aurad taluk in Bidar district. The proposed 500 MW capacity park will be set up by Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), along with the Pavagada Solar Park (in Tumakuru district) model. The project is expected to be commissioned by December 2025.
The solar park will be set up under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Mode 8 scheme of “Development of solar parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects” (UMREPP). According to sources in KREDL, the park will be set up on around 2,000 acres of land, and KREDL had called for expression of interest from the land owners to acquire the land for lease.
“As of date, land owners from four villages in Aurad taluk – Dongargaon, Malegaon, Bhandarkumta, and Chemmigaon have expressed their interest to lease around 80 acres of land to establish the solar park,” the source said. While KREDL is in the process of obtaining consent letters from individual owners, it has been learnt that a meeting will soon be scheduled between KREDL, the District Commissioner (DC) and farmers to acquire more land for lease for the Solar Park.
