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Patoda
City
CountryIndia
maharashtraMaharashtra
DistrictBeed
Government
 • BodyNagar Panchayat
Population
 (2019)
 • Total25,000
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Literacy95%%
Lok Sabha constituencyBeed
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAshti Patoda Shirur (K.)
CIVIL AGENCYNAGAR PANCHAYAT
Climatedry (Köppen)
Websitegppatoda.com

Patoda is a tehsil in Beed subdivision of Beed district, Maharashtra state, India.

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Paramount Solar Park is a solar energy park in Patoda. It is the largest private-sector solar park approved by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in India.[1] The park is spread over 2,600 acres (11 km2). The park is proposed to have a capacity of 500 MW.[2] Maharashtra has received bids for tariffs of Rs 4.42 per kWh in 2016, and it is expected the rates will decrease by the time K. P. Power – Paramount Solar Park is completed.[3] It has Asia's first peacock sanctuary established in Naygaon. Also there is a famous waterfall at Sautada in Patoda Taluka.

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References

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  1. ^ "SECI - Statewise Solar Parks". Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ "SOLAR PARKS Accelerating the Growth of Solar Power in India" (PDF). Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Debjoy (23 September 2016). "Solar projects in Maharashtra receive Rs 4.42 per unit bid". Retrieved 26 September 2016.