NTPC Renewable Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, has declared the commercial operation of its maiden project, a 50 MW wind project at Dayapar in Kutch, Gujarat. With this, the total installed capacity of the NTPC Group is at 73,874 MW and the total renewable energy (RE) operational capacity stands at 3,364 MW.
Dayapar, the first project of NTPC REL, is also the first capacity in India to be declared commercial under new Indian Electricity Grid Code and General Network Access Regime. The commercial operation commenced earlier this month.
Moreover, there are 15 other renewable energy (RE) projects being executed, totalling a capacity of 6,210 MW. Also, when fully commissioned, the Dayapar wind complex will add 450 MW to NTPC's existing wind portfolio of 100 MW.
NTPC REL was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC in 2020, and in its long term growth plan, NTPC targets to have 60 GW RE capacity by 2032. Besides, NTPC REL is also investing in green hydrogen technologies, and based on the microgrid principle, it is setting up a large capacity in Ladakh.
Meanwhile, another subsidiary, NTPC Green Energy (NGEL), is setting up two solar projects, a 40 MW solar project at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and a hydrogen hub at Pudimadaka in Andhra Pradesh.
