Floating Solar Power Plants

Floating Solar Power Plants

• It is a solar panel system that is installed on floating structures on bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds, reservoirs or canals. They are also called
• Covering 10% of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with ‘floatovoltaics’ would install electrical capacity equivalent to that provided by all electricity-generating fossil fuel plants in operation worldwide.
• Advantages over traditional solar power plants:
  • Land use: Floating solar power plants don’t require land space, so the land can be used for other purposes.
  • Water cooling: The water’s cooling effect improves the performance of solar panels by 5-10%.
  • Reduced evaporation: Floating solar power plants reduce the amount of water lost through evaporation.
  • Reduced algae growth: Floating solar power plants reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the water surface, which reduces algae growth.
• Floating solar power plant in India:
  • Ramagundam, Telangana (100 MW)
  • Omkareshwar Dam in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh – 600 MW
    • After construction it will be the largest floating solar power plant in the world.

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