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- Two states – Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh – have deployed higher capacities through the solar park scheme.
- The Scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects” was rolled out in December 2014 with an aggregate capacity of 20,000 MW.
- Further, the capacity of the Solar Park Scheme was enhanced to 40,000 MW in March 2017 to set up at least 50 Solar Parks.
- The timeline of the scheme is up to 2023-24.
- Of the 10,401 MW capacity, Rajasthan has so far commissioned 3065 MW of capacity, while Andhra Pradesh has commissioned 3050 MW.
- Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh have commissioned 2000 MW and 1000 MW capacity respectively.
