NTPC To Commission Second Part Of Gandhar Solar Project

NTPC will be commissioning the second part of the Gandhar Solar Power Project developed by the Maharatna PSU. The total capacity of the solar power project is 20 MW and the second part will be 10MW.

NTPC revealed in a regulatory filing that the company will add 10 MW of capacity to the project on June 7 at 12 hours.

In August 2022, NTPC had successfully commissioned the first part of Gandhar Solar Power Project with half of its capacity measuring 10 MW. The full commissioning of the Gandhar Solar PV Project will mean that the standalone installed and commercial capacity of NTPC will be reaching an impressive 56,378 MW. The public firm also said that now the group installed and commercial capacity will climb to 72,364 MW.

The Gandhar Solar PV project has been developed under the CPSU Scheme Phase-II Tranche-I of MNRE. The project was won by NTPC through Viability Gap Funding (VGF) based competitive bidding done by SECI in 2019. The development has been carried through BHEL under EPC mode. The solar power project is inside the existing NTPC Jhanor-Gandhar Gas based power station.

The power company is on the forefront of making substantial strides in renewable energy in India which includes solar and wind power projects. The objective of the CPSU is to diversify its sources of energy and reduce carbon footprint. A week ago, NTPC Green Energy Limited signed a pact with the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) to develop renewable energy parks, floating solar, and other solar projects in Uttar Pradesh through a collaborative approach. The company is mulling to add 4 to 5 GW of renewable energy annually to achieve its ambitious clean energy target.