{{Short description|Solar power plant}} {{Infobox power station | name = Vankal Solar Park | name_official = | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | coordinates = | country = India | location = Vankal,[[Khawzawl district|Khawzawl]] | status = O | construction_began = | commissioned = 18th March 2023 | decommissioned = | cost = | owner = | operator = | solar_type = PV | ps_units_operational = | solar_csp_heliostats = | ps_site_area = {{convert|194|acre|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} | ps_electrical_capacity = 20 [[Megawatt|MW]] | ps_electrical_cap_fac = | website = | extra = }} '''Vankal Solar Park''' is a 20-megawatt [[solar power]] plant located in Vankal, [[Khawzawl district]], [[Mizoram]], in Northeast [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizoram Welcomes Its First Solar Park With 20 MW Capacity |url=https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/mizoram-welcomes-its-first-solar-park-with-20-mw-capacity |website=saurenergy.com |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> It is Mizoram's first and largest [[photovoltaic power plant]].
==Features== The power plant is spread over an area of {{convert|194|acre|1}} with 52453 Solar Plate/Module. It has 113 Inverter, 7 Inverter Control Room and 1 Main Control Room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizoram enters India's solar map, becomes first in Northeast to house largest solar park |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/mizoram/story/mizoram-enters-indias-solar-map-becomes-first-in-northeast-to-house-largest-solar-park-549340-2023-04-27 |website=indiatodayne |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> The plant is shaped like a hand, with 15 solar array fingers connected by a perimeter road and a 33 kV transmission line. The plant is built with high-efficiency mono-PERC modules and high-wattage string inverter. The solar park was developed at a cost of Rs 2,107 crore, Rs 1,707 crore from the state and Rs 400 crore from the centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=20 MW Vankal Solar Park inaugurated in Mizoram, first in northeast India |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/environment/solar-park-vankal-mizoram-inaugurated-20-mw-first-in-northeast-india-16500071.htm |website=cnbctv18 |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
==Commissioning== The power plant was commissioned on 18 March 2023. Sunfree North East Renewable Energy and ATA Renewable P4 Pvt. Ltd<ref>{{cite web |title=Vankal Solar Park siam zo ṭêp tawh |url=https://www.vanglaini.org/tualchhung/90862 |website=Vanglaini |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the power and electricity department of the Mizoram government.<ref>{{cite web |title=P&E MINISTER PU R.LALZIRLIANA'N MEGA WATT 20 PE CHHUAK THEI TUR VANKAL SOLAR PARK A HAWNG |url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/pe-minister-pu-rlalzirlianan-mega-watt-20-pe-chhuak-thei-tur-vankal-solar-park-a-hawng |website=dipr mizoram |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|India|Renewable energy}}}} {{Mizoram}} * [[Solar power in India]]
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