Produce Energy while saving one resource:

In India last year a project started to produce energy while saving one Natural resource. This project starts in Gujarat on 19,000 km-long network of Narmada canal across the state for setting up solar panels to generate power. 

The State Government was compelled to take up this project through Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL), as no developer was ready to take the challenge at that time, he said.

The pilot project has been developed on a 750-m stretch of the canal by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL) with support from Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), owner and maintainer of the canal network. The small pilot project will generate 16 lakh units of clean energy per annum and also prevent evaporation of 90 lakh liters of water annually from the canal. The concept will, therefore, tackle two of the challenges simultaneously by providing energy and water security. If only 10%  of existing canal network OF 19,000 KM  is used, it have capacity to generate 2200 MW of solar energy only by by covering the canals with solar panels. Gujarat, which invests nearly Rs 2,000 crore an year on renewable energy, has attracted investments of Rs 9,000 crore so far on solar energy projects.

As the water is flowing under the panels, so Solar Pannels will be cooler and will generate more power. They will produce 15 per cent more power than the same solar plant setup on land. The project will also cost far less than a traditional solar station because the state already owns the land that it will be using and will not have to spend any funds to acquire more. The infrastructure for the solar panels will also be cheaper because the walls of the canal can be used to support the paneling.

What will it save?

As Solar panels will cover the canal, so there will be very less loss of water by evaporation in summer season. There is a great loss of water in a canal which flows all over the year due to evaporation. So we are saving water and producing electricity without causing any damage to environment.

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