However, situations look to brighten up as the WB state looks at installing two floating solar plants\u00a0<\/strong>with generating capacities of 5 MW and 100 MW respectively in Sagardighi and Mukutmanipur areas. The state wants to utilize raw water ponds at the thermal power plants to install these floating solar plants. The\u00a0industrial demand in\u00a0West Bengal has picked up the pace, increasing by more than 27% over the last seven years. Given a rise in the industrial power demand in the state, West Bengal should benefit from these floating solar power plants. The state has rich\u00a0water body resources which can be easily utilized for installing floating solar power plants<\/strong>. The state had witnessed the installation of the country\u2019s first 10kW floating solar panel technology<\/strong>, which was installed by\u00a0Vikram Solar\u00a0in Kolkata back in 2014.<\/p>\n These plants are expected to be commissioned by the next year. The cost of installing the floating plant would come around INR 5 crores, but\u00a0the cost reduces with an increase in the generating capacity. Presently, there are losses at the state-owned power plants, which stands at roughly 28%. The state is also looking at thermal generation but it is trying to reduce consequences by implementing newer technology to keep carbon emission under check.<\/p>\n![\"solar-panels-on-the-water1\"](\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/solar-panels-on-the-water1.jpg\")
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