As reported earlier, the world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh will begin power generation by year 2022-23.

New and Renewable Energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dang inspected the proposed site along with reviewing the preparations for the world's largest solar project. He directed to complete the project in a timeframe by coordinating with the departments concerned. Minister Dang said that along with the thermal, power and water projects in Khandwa district, solar power project is also going to be set up. This will make Khandwa district a very large power hub. Khandwa District MP Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, MLA Narayan Patel and Devendra Verma, Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Energy Development Corporation, Deepak Saxena were also present. Minister of Renewable Energy Dang informed that the plant will be developed as a multi-purpose project. With this, electricity, tourism, water conservation, land conservation, etc. will also be implemented.

The DPR of the power plant will be ready this month and the tender process will be completed by the end of July. By July 2023, the Solar Floating Power Plant at Omkareshwar Sagar will start functioning at full capacity. The water level in Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar Sagar is almost constant in all seasons, for this reason, about 2000 hectare site has been selected for the floating power plant near the confluence of Narmada and Kaveri rivers for the project.

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