Fortum connects 10 MW solar power plant in Madhya Pradesh to grid.

Fortum Finnsurya Energy, a subsidiary of Finnish energy company Fortum, has connected its 10 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Madhya Pradesh to the grid.

The 10 MW solar power plant, which uses the thin-film technology, spreads over 70 acres in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. It is expected to be formally inaugurated in early 2015, according to a company statement.

This is the first project connected to the grid under the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) and the first greenfield solar project undertaken by Fortum.

This is Fortum's second investment in solar energy generation in India. Its first asset in India is a 5MW plant in Rajasthan.

Fortum currently has a portfolio of 15MW and plans to further expand its operations through organic and inorganic growth.


TOI