NTPC Renewable Energy Limited has declared the commercial operation of its first project, the 50 MW wind project at Dayapar in Kachch, Gujarat on 4th November, 2023. With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC Group has become 73,874 MW – and the total RE operational capacity of NTPC Group now stands at 3,364 MW.
Apart from Dayapar Wind, there are 15 other RE projects under different stages of execution, totalling to a capacity of 6,210 MW. Also, when fully commissioned, Dayapar Wind Complex will add 450 MW to NTPC’s existing wind portfolio of 100 MW.
In addition to solar and wind capacity, NTPC REL is also investing in Green Hydrogen technologies. Based on green hydrogen storage and microgrid principle, it is setting up a large capacity in Ladakh.
NTPC Green Energy Ltd. (NGEL), another wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, has commissioned RE capacity of 2,711 MW and is setting up two solar projects, namely a 40 MW Solar project at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and a Hydrogen Hub at Pudimadaka in Andhra Pradesh.
NTPC REL was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC on 7th October, 2020, to accelerate RE capacity addition of NTPC. NTPC is India’s largest power utility with an installed capacity of 73,824 MW (including JVs). The company is planning to become a 130 GW company by 2032. Established in 1975, it is aiming to be the world’s largest and best power major.
As part of long-term growth plan and sustainability, NTPC targets to have 60 GW Renewable Energy capacity by 2032; it now has a pipeline of 20 GW+ RE capacity.
