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Areva Solar, a subsidiary of
Areva, has been awarded a
contract by Reliance Power
Ltd to build a 250-mw concentrated
solar power installation in India,
which will become the largest in all
of Asia.
Under the contract, AREVA will
build two 125-mw CSP plants using
its Compact Linear Fresnel
Reflector (CLFR) technology and
will provide construction
management services for the
project. The first phase of the
project is under construction,
with a target commercial operation
date of May 2013. The solar
power plants will be located in
Rajasthan will help cut 557,000
tonnes of CO2 emissions per year,
when compared to similar-sized
coal-fired plants.
An Areva statement noted that the
Reliance contract solidifies AREVA
Solar's position as a leading global
supplier of CSP solutions for largescale
standalone power plants,
power augmentation of fossil-fired
power plants and solar hybrid
applications. This project also
further strengthens and diversifies
AREVA's low-carbon energy hub in
India, the statement added.
AREVA Solar currently has more
than 500 mw of CSP projects in
operation, under construction or in
advanced development, making
AREVA one the fastest-growing
CSP technology providers, the
statement noted.
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