The Indian government is building the world's largest solar power plant in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. The project, called the Sambhar ultra-mega solar power project, will have a total power generation capacity of 4,000 MW. It will be spread out over 23,000 acres of land, which is 94 km2 or 36 mi2.  This is the equivalent of 17,000 american football fields, or … [Read more...]