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Patoda | |
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City | |
![]() Interactive map of Patoda | |
| Country | India |
| maharashtra | Maharashtra |
| District | Beed |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Panchayat |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 25,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 414204 |
| Literacy | 95%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Beed |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ashti Patoda Shirur (K.) |
| CIVIL AGENCY | NAGAR PANCHAYAT |
| Climate | dry (Köppen) |
| Website | gppatoda |
Patoda is a tehsil in Beed subdivision of Beed district, Maharashtra state, India. Patoda has historical and cultural importance, and it lies amidst other places of interest to tourists.
Features
[edit]Paramount Solar Park is a solar energy park in Patoda. It is the largest private-sector solar park approved by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in India.[1] The park is spread over 2,600 acres (11 km2). The park is proposed to have a capacity of 500 MW.[2] Maharashtra has received bids for tariffs of Rs 4.42 per kWh in 2016, and it is expected the rates will decrease by the time K. P. Power – Paramount Solar Park is completed.[3] It has Asia's first peacock sanctuary established in Naygaon. Also there is a famous waterfall at Sautada in Patoda Taluka.
See also
[edit]- Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects
- Solar Energy Corporation of India
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
References
[edit]- ^ "SECI - Statewise Solar Parks". Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "SOLAR PARKS Accelerating the Growth of Solar Power in India" (PDF). Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Sengupta, Debjoy (23 September 2016). "Solar projects in Maharashtra receive Rs 4.42 per unit bid". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
