Overview
- MSRDC has commissioned pilot solar plants on the expressway, with 3 MW at Karjalad and 2 MW at the Mehkar Interchange beginning generation on Monday.
- The agency has set a corridor-wide target of 204 MW to be deployed in phases across multiple interchanges.
- Electricity is being sold to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company under a 2022 agreement with MSRDC’s SPV, at a tariff of about Rs 3.05 per unit.
- MSRDC says solar revenues and carbon credits will supplement toll income and help raise funds for future infrastructure projects.
- Coverage cites conflicting figures for the pilots’ capacity, with reports of 9 MW installed versus 5 MW currently generating.