Bhadla Solar Park

Bhadla Solar Park is located at Bhadla in Rajasthan's Thar region. NASA Earthdata describes the site as covering 56 square kilometres, with a total capacity of 2,245 megawatts, and shows its expansion in satellite images from 2017 to 2024. Different project descriptions may report varying area and capacity figures according to date and scope; these values should therefore be read with their source and reporting period in mind.

The park was developed through multiple phases and projects rather than as a single generating unit. Its solar arrays feed into grid infrastructure that enables electricity to be transmitted beyond the site. The Climate Investment Funds describes its support with the Asian Development Bank for solar infrastructure in Rajasthan, including transmission investment connected with Bhadla.

The high-sun, arid setting supports utility-scale solar generation, but also makes land and water planning important. A case study by India's Centre for Financial Accountability discusses the park's development, financing and local impacts, including concerns reported about access to common lands, water use and community participation. These impacts are subjects of debate and should be understood through the sources and communities concerned, rather than reduced to capacity statistics alone.