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India’s Largest Floating Solar Project! NTPC project to provide light and water to 7,000 houses in THIS state; know more about the project

The floating solar project has the potential to generate electricity from more than 1 lakh solar PV modules.

India’s Largest Floating Solar Project! NTPC project to provide light and water to 7,000 houses in THIS state; know more about the project
The group has over 17 GW of capacity under construction, including 5 GW of renewable energy projects. Source: Website

The country’s integrated energy company NTPC has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25MW on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.  

This is the first solar project to be set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme, notified by the Government of India in 2018. 

The floating solar installation, which has a unique anchoring design is spread over 75 acres in an RW reservoir. This floating solar project has the potential to generate electricity from more than 1 lakh solar PV modules. This would not only help to light around 7,000 households but also ensure that at least 46,000 tonnes of CO2e are kept at arm’s length every year during the lifespan of this project.  

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The project would also save 1,364 million litres of water per annum. This would be adequate to meet the yearly water requirements of 6,700 households. 

The 2000 MW coal-based Simhadri Station is the first power project to implement an open sea in take from the Bay of Bengal, which has been functional for more than 20 years. 

With a total installed capacity of 66,900 MW, NTPC Group has 71 Power stations, including 29 Renewable projects. NTPC has set a target to install 60 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2032. NTPC is also India's first energy company to declare its energy compact goals as part of the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE). 

The group has over 17 GW of capacity under construction, including 5 GW of renewable energy projects. Uninterrupted supply of electricity through environment-friendly energy projects at affordable prices has been the hallmark of NTPC.

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The Solar PV project was inaugurated on 21 August 2021 by Sanjay Madan, RED (WR2 & SR), NTPC in presence of Mohit Bhargava, ED - RE NTPC and Diwakar Kaushik, CGM – Simhadri. 

Reported By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Edited By: Ravi Kant Kumar
Updated: Tue, Aug 24, 2021
01:33 pm
New Delhi, ZeeBiz WebDesk

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