The 4.75 GW solar power park at Khavada, Gujarat, will be the largest single-location solar power plant in the country.
July 14, 2021
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, has received the go-ahead from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up a 4.75 GW solar power park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat. This will be India’s largest solar park to be built by the largest power producer in the country.
As reported in leading daily — NTPC REL has been given the go-ahead by MNRE under Mode 8 (Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park) of the Solar Park Scheme. NTPC REL has plans to generate green hydrogen on a commercial scale from this park.
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The new PV capacity will be part of a massive 30 GW hybrid renewable energy park coming up in Kutch, with an investment of about USD 20 billion. Upon completion, the 30 GW site will be the world’s largest hybrid renewable energy park. It will stretch across more than 72,600 hectares in Kutch.
As a part of its green energy portfolio augmentation, NTPC Ltd. aims to build 60 GW Renewable Energy Capacity by 2032. Currently, it has an installed capacity of 66 GW across 70 power projects with an additional 18 GW under construction.
Also Read: Reliance Industries to Invest INR 75000 Crore in Clean Energy.
Recently, NTPC has also commissioned India’s largest Floating Solar of 10 MW (ac) on the reservoir of Simhadri Thermal Power Plant, Andhra Pradesh. An additional 15 MW (ac) would be commissioned by August 2021. Further, a 100 MW Floating Solar Project on the reservoir of Ramagundam Thermal Power Plant, Telangana is in the advanced stage of implementation.
