India approves massive new 5,000 megawatt solar farm
The Indian Government has given planning permission to a huge new solar project which is set to become one of the largest in the world.
The approval for a 5,000 megawatt (MW) solar farm in the state of Gujarat was announced earlier this month by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
The first 1,000MW stage of the project will be put out to tender soon.
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