The Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology is setting up a 2 MW solar power project at Kuzhalmandam in Palakkad district. Utilising crystalline silicon technology, the grid-fed solar power plant of 2 MW capacity will come up on 12 acres of land. Designed in-house by ANERT, it features flat plate collectors and intelligent inverters. As of November 2013, detailed project report (DPR) of the solar farm is under preparation.