New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Power behemoth NTPC on Wednesday declared commercial capacity addition of 359.58 MW through various solar projects of its subsidiaries in Gujarat & Rajasthan, taking the Group’s commercial capacity to over 85.5 GW.
NTPC declared the Commercial Operation Date (COD) of part capacity of 243.66 MW out of 1255 MW Khavda -1 Solar PV project in Gujarat of NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a stepdown subsidiary of NTPC through its subsidiary NGEL.
Further, the company declared COD of 78 MW out of 245 MW capacity of its Nokh Sokar PV project in Rajasthan that comprises three 245 MW plants.The company has also declared COD of part capacity of 37.925 MW out of 300 MW at Khavda Solar Energy Project under 450 MW Hybrid Tranche V project in Gujarat of NTPC REL. With this, the total installed and commercial capacity of the NTPC group has reached 85541 MW.
The company is contributing one-fourth of India’s power requirements and has an installed capacity of 85 GW plus, with an additional capacity of 30.90 GW under construction, including 13.3 GW of renewable energy capacity.
The company said it is committed to achieving 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032, strengthening India’s Net Zero goals. UNI SSP
NTPC crosses 85.5 GW plus commercial capacity
