Spectra Solar Park Limited (SSPL) came into operation with a view to fostering reliable energy supply to upgrade energy security and promoting the use of renewable energy sources.
The solar park which covers an area of 140 acres in Manikganj, Bangladesh is aimed to start supplying electricity to the grid, as the nation plans to enhance the use of renewable energy in the total generation capacity to 10% by 2021.
The Power Plant will offer multifaceted benefits to Bangladesh
- It will aid to meet the target of 10% of the nation’s electricity
generation from renewables - It will aid to mitigate climate change
- The power plant will suppose Bangladesh in achieving the aim to
reduce dependency on fossil fuels - The project will increase employment rates
- Growth of local economy
The project will have highly modernized facilities
- 137,520 panels across 132 acres at the site, powered by 12
Sungrow central inverters, each having a rating of 3.125 MW - Highly efficient central inverter solution – first of its kind in
Bangladesh - 44 MW direct current ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels
with associated electrical equipment - 33 kV double circuit line from the power plant to the Paturia
substation