Mumbai, July 22: Indian Navy Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar on Monday e-inaugurated the first 2-MW capacity solar power plant of Indian Navy's Western Command at Naval Station Karanja in Navi Mumbai's Uran. This is the largest solar plants in the region, comprising of 100 per cent indigenously developed solar panels.

The new solar plant is also comprised of indigenously developed tracking tables and inverters. Built at a cost of around Rs 14 crore, the solar plant has been installed with the help of Indian companies. With the new addition, the Vice-Admiral says that the Indian Navy is aiming to harness solar energy and use it for meeting the power requirement of the Naval Station. PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates 750 MW Solar Project in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa District, Says 'Delhi Metro Will Get its Benefits'

The Indian Navy is also aiming to save around Rs 3.65 crore annually in power bills with the addition of a new solar power plant. However, the solar power plant will cater to one-third of the Karanja Naval Station's power needs. Earlier in a similar move in May, the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command (ENC) had commissioned a 2 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at INS Kalinga in Visakhapatnam. It was commissioned by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.

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