NTPC Commissions First Part of 300 MW Bikaner's Nokhra Solar Project in Rajasthan
- The Nokhra solar energy plant in Rajasthan, which has a 300 MW capacity, has had its first 100 MW of capacity put into service by NTPC, the largest electrical energy manufacturer in India.
- According to a regulative filing lately by the organization, "First section capacity of 100 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra Solar PV Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, is declared on Commercial Operation with effect from 00:00 hours of 20.12.2022."
The Nokhra Solar Project in Rajasthan, which has a 300 MW capacity, has had its first 100 MW of capacity took into service by NTPC, the largest electrical power manufacturer in India.
According to a governing filing lately by the business, "First portion capacity of 100 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra Solar Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, is proclaimed on Commercial Operation with impact from 00:00 hours of 20.12.2022."
Consequently, NTPC's standalone set up as well as commercial capacity has actually increased to 58209 MW as well as its team installed and also commercial capacity will certainly increase to 70824 MW, according to the declaration.
NTPC had earlier this month completed the 150 MW and also 90 MW Devikot solar energy plants in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
The Ministry of New and also Renewable Energy of the Central Government established the 150 MW Devikot-I as well as 90 MW Devikot-II Solar PV projects under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II Tranche-I.
The projects were awarded to NTPC by SECI in 2019 after a Viability Gap Funding (VGF)-based affordable bidding procedure, and they were established by HILD Energy in an EPC with land setting, where the land required for the project was arranged by the EPC vendor.
Recently, NTPC Ltd crossed the 1 GW yearly capacity in the renewable energy (RE) segment by including 1074.59 MW RE capacity in FY23 taking the overall NTPC non-fossil capacity to 9.41%.
Additionally, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) invited on-line bids from eligible bidders on a Single Stage Two Envelope basis for the supply of power transformer supply package-II (South Block) under the development of 4750 MW NTPC Renewables Khavda RE park, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.