Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Samruddhi Expressway Launches Solar Power Initiative
The Samruddhi Expressway, linking Nagpur and Mumbai, is now using solar power.
Solar panels are being installed to produce clean energy.
The project starts with a 9 MW capacity, with plans to reach 204 MW.
Electricity generated will be sold to the state grid.
MSRDC aims to make money from this, using carbon credits and other ways.
This makes the expressway a model for sustainable infrastructure and could lead to similar projects elsewhere.
Maharashtra's Samruddhi Expressway is the first in India to generate solar power.
The expressway spans 701 km, connecting Nagpur to Mumbai.
Solar plants are installed at interchanges along the route.
The initial phase has 9 MW capacity, with 5 MW feeding into the grid.
MSRDC will generate revenue through power sales and carbon credits.
- Who
- Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
- What
- Launched solar power generation on the Samruddhi Expressway
- When
- Operational start Monday
- Where
- Samruddhi Expressway, connecting Nagpur and Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Why
- To generate renewable energy, revenue, and carbon credits.
Potential Downsides
Positive Impacts
Cost & Efficiency
Potential Downsides
Requires significant investment and could be less efficient depending on factors like weather.
Positive Impacts
Provides an alternative revenue stream and could lead to lower operational costs.
- Expressway Name
- Samruddhi Expressway
- Route Length
- 701 km
- Connecting Cities
- Nagpur and Mumbai
- Solar Power Capacity
- 204 MW planned
- Initial Phase Capacity
- 9 MW installed
- Current Grid Power
- 5 MW
- Revenue Strategy
- Carbon Credits, Grid Sales
- Tariff per Unit
- Rs 3.05
