Indian firm Reliance Power Ltd. has awarded Areva Solar a contract to build a 250-MW CSP plant in India, marking the largest CSP installation in Asia.
The country is looking to incorporate 20 GW of solar energy over the next decade helping to decrease carbon emissions by 557,000 tons per year.
Under the contract, AREVA will build two 125 MW CSP plants using its Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) technology and will provide construction management services for the project. The first phase of the project is under construction, with a target commercial operation date of May 2013. The solar power plants will be located in Rajasthan.
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