SAEL to invest ₹1,200 crore in 300 MW solar plant in Kadapa; Lokesh to open unit on May 22

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. IT Minister Nara Lokesh. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement SAEL Industries Ltd. (SIL) is investing about ₹1,200 crore to set up another 300 MW solar power plant at T. Koduru village in Kondapuram mandal of Kadapa district. The company has already invested around ₹830.40 crore in a 207.60 MW solar power plant at Diguvakalvatala village in Peddamudium mandal of the same district in February. The new plant will be inaugurated by IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday, (May 22, 2026). District Collector Sridhar Cherukuri, Superintendent of Police Shelke Nachiket Vishwanath and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) zonal coordinator R. Srinivasa Reddy inspected the arrangements at the plant premises on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), ahead of the inauguration. ₹3,000 crore invested. 600 MW completed. Built in a record 11 months. SAEL's mega solar project will be inaugurated on May 22 in Rayalaseema. In Andhra Pradesh, we don't just break ground. We break records.#ChooseSpeedChooseAP@SAEL_Indiapic.twitter.com/ZDlVc4r7A3 The company has acquired 1,542 acres of private patta land on a 30-year lease at T. Koduru village under the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy (AP ICE) Policy, 2024. Of the proposed 600 MW, around 507.6 MW has been set up in Kondapuram and Peddamudium mandals of the district, and the remaining 92.4 MW in Uyyalawada in Nandyal district. It is a matter of pride for Andhra Pradesh that the first project under our forward-looking Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024 is now being commissioned. SAEL's 600 MW solar project in Rayalaseema, built with an investment of ₹3,000 crore in a record 11 months, reflects the… https://t.co/jMhYwhSW4x The 600-MW solar projects are connected to the Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) substation at Timmanayunipeta. The projects are expected to generate 876 million units of electricity a year and to cut 21.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over 25 years, the company said. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

SAEL to invest ₹1,200 crore in 300 MW solar plant in Kadapa; Lokesh to open unit on May 22

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