New Delhi: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) signed a historic loan agreement for Rs 4,444.71 crore with SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN Ltd), for a 1,000 MW solar power project at Bikaner, Rajasthan.

The IREDA funded project will connect to 400/220 KV substation Bikaner-II, near Bikaner. SJVN has bagged the project through the tender floated by IREDA under the CPSU Phase-II (Tranche III) Scheme for the development of Grid connected Solar PV Power Project through competitive Bidding Process based on VGF support.

Pradip Kumar Das, CMD, IREDA, said: “We are pleased to sanction IREDA’s highest loan amount to SGEL for development of 1,000 MW solar project. We will be able to support the Government of India to achieve its targets of 50 per cent share of energy from non-fossil fuels by 2030 through this kind of cooperation. Also, this partnership will encourage green investment and generate both direct and indirect employment opportunities.” /BI/