New Delhi: With the solar eclipse scheduled for 21 June, India's electricity grid operators preparing to manage the sudden drop and surge in generation from one of the world’s largest solar power projects.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon, due to its size and distance from the earth, is unable to cover the entire sun, leaving the sun's visible outer edges to form a ‘ring of fire’ or annulus around the moon.
This leads to a drop in solar irradiance which impacts solar power generation. The expected drop in generation is expected to be around 11,943 mega watt (MW) on 21 June.
Eclipses occur every year, but annular solar eclipses are not common. India has experienced three solar eclipses in the past ten years—22 July 2009, 15