ACME Solar commissions 75 MW additional capacity at Sikar 

The Sikar Solar project is spread across 1300 acres in Bikaner, Rajasthan and with this addittion ACME Solar Holdings’ total operational capacity has increased to 2806.4 MW.

ACME Solar Holdings Limited has commissioned 75 MW of additional renewable energy capacity at the ACME Sikar Solar project in Rajasthan. This follows the earlier commissioning of 165 MW at the same project, taking the total commissioned capacity of the project to 240 MW out of a planned 300 MW. With this milestone, ACME Solar Holdings’ total operational capacity has increased to 2806.4 MW.

The ACME Sikar Solar power project is spread across 1300 acres in Bikaner, Rajasthan and strategically located in one of India’s highest solar irradiation zones. This geographical advantage empowers ACME Solar to be an important long-term contributor to India’s renewable energy goals.

The renewable energy harnessed through the ACME Sikar Solar project is pooled at inverter stations and stepped up for evacuation to Bikaner-II grid using a dedicated single circuit 220 kV transmission line.  The debt of the project is financed by PFC Limited and expected to generate approximately 780 million units of clean energy annually following its full commissioning.

The project is envisaged to be allocated to 300 MW solar power project which ACME Solar had won earlier under SECI-ISTS XVIII scheme at a tariff of INR 3.05 per unit for which the tariff has been adopted & Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is expected to be signed soon. In the interim, power generated from the commissioned capacity will be sold on power exchanges on merchant tariffs.