New Delhi, October 2: NTPC Green Energy Limited has commissioned the fourth 50 MW tranche of the 300 MW solar component of a Round-the-Clock (RTC) renewable-energy project in Rajasthan, with the latest capacity entering commercial operation from 00:00 hours on October 2.
The company said the 50 MW capacity is the fourth part of the cumulative 300 MW solar component of a 200 MW renewable-energy RTC project in Rajasthan. The project is being developed by Project Sixteen Renewable Power Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary of ONGC NTPC Green Private Limited, the joint venture of NTPC Green Energy and ONGC.
The latest tranche takes the cumulative solar capacity under the project to 300 MW. The company declared the 50 MW capacity commercially operational with effect from 00:00 hours on October 2.
The previous 50 MW tranche, declared commercially operational in June, had taken the cumulative solar capacity to 250 MW. This followed the declaration of 150 MW of solar capacity as commercially operational in April.
With the latest addition, the commercial capacity of the NTPC Green Energy group has increased from 11,212.51 MW to 11,262.51 MW, according to the company.
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