Rewa Ultra Mega Solar

{{short description|Solar park in Madhya Pradesh, India}}

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| name = Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project

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| image_caption = RUMSL logo

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| coordinates = {{coord|24.4802|81.5744|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline}}

| country = India

| location = Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh

| status = Commissioned

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| commissioned = 5 July 2018

| cost = {{INRConvert|4500|c|year=2018|to=USD|mode=historical|lk=on}}

| owner = Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited
Solar Energy Corporation of India

| operator = Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL)

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| solar_type = pv

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| ps_site_area = {{Convert|1590|acre|ha}}

| solar_site_resource = 5.0-5.5 kWh/m² per day{{cite web|url=http://www.nrel.gov/international/images/india_ghi_annual_2016-01.jpg|title=India Solar Resource - Global Horizontal Irradiance - Annual Average, by NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory}}

| ps_units_operational = 3 x 250 MW

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| ps_electrical_capacity = 750 MW

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Rewa Ultra Mega Solar is an operational ground mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic solar park spread over an area of {{Convert|1590|acre|km2}} in the Gurh tehsil of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, India.{{cite web|title=Electricity {{!}} District Rewa, Government of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://rewa.nic.in/en/district-produce/electricity/|access-date=2020-07-10|language=en-US}} It started producing power in 2018 and reached its full capacity of 750MW in January 2020.{{cite web|title=750 MW Rewa solar project starts supplying power|url=https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2018/07/09/750-mw-rewa-solar-project-starts-supplying-power/|website=pv magazine India}} The project was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on July 10, 2020. It was the first solar project in India to break the grid parity barrier.{{cite web|title=Press Information Bureau|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1637549|access-date=2021-12-25|website=pib.gov.in}} It achieved a first-year tariff of INR 2.97/unit,{{cite web|last=www.ETEnergyworld.com|title=Solar tariff reaches a historic low of Rs 2.97 a unit at Rewa bidding - ET EnergyWorld|url=http://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/solar-tariff-reaches-a-historic-low-of-rs-2-97-a-unit-at-rewa-bidding/57084519|access-date=2022-02-18|website=ETEnergyworld.com|language=en}} while the previous record was INR 4.34/unit.{{cite web|date=2017-02-10|title=India Solar Costs Fall To Record In Competitive Biding Auction|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-10/india-solar-costs-fall-to-record-in-competitive-biding-auction|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Bloomberg}}

The project was commissioned by Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited, a joint venture between Madhya Pradesh UrjaVikas Nigam Limited and Solar Energy Corporation of India. The 750 MW capacity was auctioned in three packages of 250 MW each. RUMSL invited bids from solar power developers in January 2017. Twenty firms submitted bids, from which eighteen were shortlisted based on their financial and technical proposal to participate in the bidding process.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/20-firms-submit-bid-for-rewa-solar-power-plant/articleshow/56767165.cms|title=20 firms submit bid for Rewa solar power plant - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-03-20}} The three winning bidders were Mahindra Renewables, Acme Solar, and Solenergi.

Rewa Solar Power Project has been awarded World Bank Group's President award for Innovation and Excellence.

It has been included in Prime Minister's Book of Innovation 2017.

About 24% of the park's produced energy goes to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, where it meets 60% of the daytime demand of the Delhi Metro.{{Cite web |title=60% of Delhi Metro now powered by solar energy from Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/06/05/delhi-metro-goes-solar |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=World Bank |language=en}}