A 40 MW solar plant was commissioned on Wednesday near Sengottai in Virudhunagar district, making it the largest solar plant in Tamil Nadu to go on stream so far. The plant, which has come up at an investment of about Rs. 250 crore, was installed by Sterling and Wilson Pvt. Ltd for Giriraj Enterprises, a part of Malpani Group. Sterling & Wilson took up the project as an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract. “We are glad to confirm that Malpani Group, under its flagship company Giriraj Enterprises, has successfully commissioned a 40 MW Solar power plant in Tamil Nadu, which has always been a leader in the renewable energy,” Group Chairman Rajesh Malpani said. The plant has already started generating power and will generate about 2.5 lakh units of clean energy every day, a spokesperson for Giriraj Enterprises said. “The plant has come up on nearly 250 acres and will evacuate power through the 110 KV sub-station at Erichinatham. This is Tamil Nadu’s highest capacity solar power plant as of now,” S. Easwara Pillai, GM-Operations, Sterling & Wilson, said.