Bhadla: The Largest Solar Park in the World 

20% indians dont have electricity access?? What's the source man?? It was true but 10 years ago. In 2010 India had 80% electricity penetration but now it is nearly 99%

42% of indias power needs are produced by renewables, and this will be 50% by 2027-28.

A 30 gw park is being built in india. It is going to dwarf any other solar park in the world...

The video is 5 months old, but the data you used w.r.t. the electricity coverage in India is 10 years old. 99% coverage today vs 80% in 2010 (which is what you claimed it was today).

Not only this. How about a fun fact. World's first operational solar powered airport is also from india at kochi international airport, Kerala.

Impressive and I thought the 6.25 square mile 300MW solar farm my company is currently building was huge.

It's fascinating how Western media tends to showcase only the impoverished regions of India, as if the country is the sole abode of poverty and underdevelopment. Apparently, the rest of the world is far too superior and has no traces of poverty or lack of progress. Such biased representation only reinforces the stereotypes surrounding India and hinders the country's growth and perception on a global level. It's time we shed light on the diversity and richness of India, rather than just one aspect.

That's a lot of solar panels. I hope it works out for them.

Spolar had me doing a double-take. 😄

I checked the world bank data about %of people in india having access to electricity. It says 99%, not sure from where you got your facts about India’s 20% not having access to electricity.

1:25 - Chapter 1 - Let there be light 2:30 - Chapter 2 - Phase 1 3:35 - Chapter 3 - Phase 2 4:10 - Chapter 4 - Phase 3 4:40 - Chapter 5 - Phase 4 5:00 - Chapter 6 - Hiccups 6:30 - Chapter 7 - Stacking up

Just FYI Simon, the decimal denomination of rupee isn’t “Rupee cent”, it’s Paisa. So for example ₹10.65 would be 10 rupees and 65 paisa. Hope you incorporate this in any future videos related to India. Best Wishes, keep up the good work!

Love all the geniuses in the comments going on about how the Hover Dam is better. 1) There's no big river in that part of India, so they really can only use solar/wind power. 2) The sun will always be there. The Hoover Dam is in danger of running dry due to the river level dropping to the point the Dam won't be able to function.

bigger parks should be built all around india, and should be used to power the growing manufacturing industry

As of February 31st 2023, India currently has 64 gigawatts of solar power output, which is ranked 4th in the world. hope that they reach 1st and male India energy independent from external sources.

I appreciate ur video but I suggest u to refer to Present Data. Ur data is frm 2000s. According to 2020 data 99% of Indians have access to electricity. . Btw 1% in 1.4billion is a huge amount too and rate of electricity is growing at 1.6

Oh, good job India! I love that developing economies are not beholden to the capital inertia of legacy technologies, especially when those legacy technologies threaten the survival of our species.

I have worked on Bhadla Solar park. It's interesting .

The government of India is also aiming for decentralization of the energy supply. They provide a 40% subsidy on solar panels if you install them on your house rooftop. We are currently getting 3.4 kW panels installed on our house rooftop. It will be directly connected to the grid so that any additional energy generated (after our usage) will be supplied to the nearest power station and the power company will pay us for that.

Without massive battery storage tech, we have to consider other alternative source or perhaps sand based battery technology

India's electricity coverage for 2020 was 99 percent. Please correct your data and update your video. Friends if we see any misinformation we can report the video. Just go to settings on top right, report , reason.

I love how they use a decade old data to just narrate the poor India story, displaying only the not developed regions ignoring more than 100 developed cities bigger than any other western countries and millions living much better life than the west. Let's see until when they keep doing this to India.

Wowza, astounding! 😮

No words! Ok, one word. Amazing!

A good example for the middle east countries to shift from fossil to solar power exporters.

Jai Hind Modi Sir. You are the best PM India has ever had. Finally we are proud to be Indian - seeing that our motherland is finally progressing and gaining its rightful place on the world stage

I thought Spolar was a pun but just a typo 🤣

Have you already covered building of the Konkan Railways on Megaprojects?

Makes the solar farm near me look like my solar panels sat in my bedroom window by comparison... :P

99 % of indians have now access to electricity..

4 inches of rainfall.I think 4 inches is huge

Those people bitching about less space for their herd animals are the same reason that area is a wind blown desert. Overgrazing....

You are awesome. Also…WTF are you thinking?? India is able to do that when the sun is shining.

Please cover Delhi Meerut RRTS when it becomes operational. More power to you 🙏

Fascinating and informative

Glad to see you are covering projects from India. 😃

Worked on a solar farm in Virginia. Our company leveled the ground and dug drainage ponds. Another company put in the poles, another put the panels on and another wired it all. Once its built all you need is someone to cut the grass and fix the occasional panel. They talk about all the high tech jobs that green energy creates but those jobs are largely transitory. People go place to place building them but once they're done they require minimal maintenance. They in no way offset the oil and coal jobs that are lost.

You should do a video on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. It's Europe's biggest nuclear power station and due to it being in the middle of a war zone, leaves some pretty big questions on the future of nuclear. I'm a big proponent of nuclear energy and I think generation 3 reactors, especially the ap 1000s really changing the game, and future generation 4 reactors could be incredible sources of power, but three mile island, Chernobyl and Fukushima have left stains on nuclear potential and future.

Hey I just wanted to inform you that India have also unveiled the Chenab Bridge which is higher then Eifle Tower and it’s one of the engineering marvel’s

what it takes...leadership in the form of Modi. Who set an example as a Chief of a state government and now leading nation.

Spolar panels? Is this some new exciting technology 🤣

Like literally 99% Indians have access to electricity What type of data u r using

20 % Indian don't have electricity ?? What's the source ! It was true in 2010 but now it's 99 percent ! And now we are exporting electricity to our neighbors

Hi Simon and crew, great video! I watched a short video from another channel the other day about the Eisenhower Tunnel, the highest-elevation car tunnel in the world and highest point of the Interstate System (at 11,158 feet), which passes through the Continental Divide in Colorado and sounds like one helluva engineering feat. All I could think as I was listening to their relatively brief overview was "Hmm, this sounds PERFECT for a nice juicy Megaprojects video!" In addition to impressive specs and an important infrastructure impact on travel in the area, the tunnel had hints of some pretty wild stories during construction (during the 1970's) too. Such as male tunnel workers threatening to walk off the jobsite due to the employment of female engineering technician Janet Bonnema, because they thought the presence of a woman in the tunnels would bring bad luck; or the tale of tunnel workers assisting in the rescue of survivors of a college football team charter plane that crashed near the site during construction! The video from 'It's History' also mentioned a story about the first driver to enter the tunnel supposedly being a drunk, who plowed his car through mud and construction barricades to enter the tunnel illegally before it was fully completed, but I didn't see anything about that on Wikipedia, so I dunno about the exact veracity of that bit lol. Could make for a good video in the hands of Fact Boy & Co! Loved this one on the solar farm, love your stuff! Take care.

You should have done proper research before making the video. India's electricity coverage is more than 99%.

100% of Indian households have access to electricity. Current ruling government had launched a project with that specific target only. There was an app in Android store that showed the electrification progress every day. Your data is outdated. Also fertility rate in India is on the decline and already less than the replacement rate of 2.2. That means population will be declining over a period of time.

Please Simon, please do a video on the SU-27 Flanker! Perfect Mega Projects video! Please, and please again. You have covered a few MIG fighters, please do the Flanker. It will surprise you.

If the U.S. made full use of the potential solar and wind energy we could all drive electric cars and have all the power we need. Without any natural gas and only a small amount of oil. BTW I drive through a large wind energy area and I don't see any piles of dead birds and the only noise is the wind blowing.

500gw is target next few yrs 👌🇮🇳

Can you do a video comparing solar and wind power ?

99 % of the Indian population has electricity access . Except some remote tribal and hilly areas everybody has electricity in India .

India building another solar park it will make badla solar park look tiny. badla is 74 square km. that one is 726 square km.

what is the source 20% indian don't have electricity access. it;s actually 2%.kindly verify before saying.

I feel like we only got half an episode. They built a thing its cheaper than expected and works well. these episodes never go like that.

I was trying to get solar panels on my house but now I know I really just need spolar panels.

Aah damn South Africa - we’re having power cuts right now and have huge unpopulated sunny areas. Got a few solar farms though

Many of my villagers have disconnected from the grid and installed their own solar. Solar Village you know.

The sun ☀ is 1of the 4 corner stones of life! The idea of harnessing its power is a capital idea since the invention of solar panels!

Bro your report is 10 year old 🤣🤣🤣

There isn't a single location in India that doesn't have electricity connection. This is to inform those who do and believe the propaganda - " not all parts of India have access to electricity"

And Indias going to make green hydrogen with the excess energy.. According to recent reports from Nitin Gadkari the country is going hydrogen fuelled for cars soon and well we're gonna export some green hydrogen too.. so world wait for the time of India coz we do uplift those with us and be on help for those who really need it! "Vasudha hi kudumbak hei!"

Hey Chrome dome. India is 99 percent electrified. Even our railways are 90 percent electrified.

Hellow there we are building an even bigger solar power park in Rann of Kuttch. Incredible Bharat.

In all the western media reports, they ll show the video of a messy indian market in a remote village. 😅

20% dont have😂🤣 Bro europe and americans update in their knowledge They only want to depromote south asia India electricity access for 2020 was 99.00%, a 1.69% increase from 2019.

so refreshing to hear some new music. Thanks!

I wonder what kind of storage systems they use in conjunction

How does the automated cleaning system work? Water? Air pump?

Are they investing heavily in batteries or other storage? Solar is great while the sun is out but you need a reliable method to provide power overnight.

Rarely 1% of the Indian population don't have electricity, Your data/ source is wrong.

20% indians have no electricity access? seems like you are referring to decade old data

You know nothing John Snow (Baldy) 😮😅

7.31 40% is already renewable

Also mention that , average Indian Engineers salary who develop these parks is mere 10,000 to 11,000 Rupees per month, ...

1:38 20% of indians not having access to electricity... lmfao wake up bud😂

India needs to invest in manufacture the technology locally. That is all India needs to do for the next 20 years. Local manufacturing of EVERYTHING. Just importing things and installing plants is not going to achieve much. Just looks good in order to boast progress. India is growing for sure. But we need to define a more accurate path for growth inachieving long time efficiency.

The next big park is getting ready in the Rann of kutch in Gujarat

Makes me think about home solar panels, in terms of power reduction over time due to dust, bird excrement and leaves. Not sure if people address this ?

I've got the mother of all megaprojects for you. Apparently, covering 1.2% of the Sahara Desert with solar panels would generate enough electricity for the *ENTIRE PLANET* If countries could collaborate in the planning, funding and implementation of an enormous Saharan solar farm with a series of interconnectors, we could have a solution that would dramatically and permanently cut greenhouse gas emissions.

1:37 where is the source mentioned for that unrealistic totally false claim

India has become a power surplus nation and net exporter of electricity in the last nine years. The energy shortage in the country has come down from 4.2 percent in 2014 to around 0.2 now.Jun 22, 2023 India become power surplus nation, net exporter of electricity in last 9 years

This felt like an ad for that solar company. Why aren't these companies helping people like me put solar on our houses? That's the real way to go. They don't need to buy property, just the panels. Then do a semi-annual check of them. I get nearly free electricity (to a certain limit) for letting them use my roof to make as much power as I can.

Proud be indian 🇮🇳❤️

20% of Indians don't have electricity? Please do a proper research and don't spread misinformation for the sake of making the story more interesting.

Adani has built a 500sqkm solar power park in Gujrat. It produces 45GW of power

One nation one grid one world system is becoming a reality

Can you do the history of MonsterTrucks? Starting with backyard tractors, it's now a multi-million dollar international entertainment industry. And they are incredibly cool machines!

How do they plan on recycling the outdated panels? Just toss them in a landfill like the US?

Your numbers do not include the cost over time. That is, Hoover has been operating for decades. What is the cost per total power produced that includes maintenance.

They must use some large transfer lines

6:40 Hoover dam's power generation is "dispatchable" , you can turn it up and down as you need it. So to compair them is nonsence .

One thing I don't understand is why foreign media always shows the ugly roads and poor people of India.

SPOLAR IS THE FUTRE!

How such huge Dc Voltages are converted in Ac? With huge inverters or what?

India aims to achieve 100 gw of energy generation

Wow so great

We already generate around 45% or more energy through renewable sources (incl. nuclear)

Almost 97% Indians are connected to the grid as of 2022 and its already 2023. Kindly make update as required.

India is going to have 450 gw of installed renewable capacity by 2025 which is more than 8 times the total production capacity of Europe's 4th largest economy, Britian

This video saying india producing much solar energy yet from comment sections i see people complaining that their state only has 4 hours? So which is which is the video statistic inaccurate?