Team News Riveting
New Delhi, February 15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the 300 MW Nokhra Solar Project of NTPC Green Energy Limited to the nation through video- conferencing on Friday.
Spread over 1550 acres in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, the project is being executed under the
CPSU Scheme (Phase-II) with an investment of Rs 1803 crore to ensure green power to the state
of Telangana.
With generation of 730 million Units per year, this project will not only light up over 1.3 lakh
households, it will also help restricting 6 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission every
year. Going forward, the project is expected to restrict CO2 emission to the tune 15 million
tonne in a span of 25 years.
Over 13 lakh solar PV modules have been installed in this project under the flagship Make-in-
India programme, thereby strengthening Govt of India’s resolve of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
As NTPC is actively pursuing a “just transition” by incorporating more and more clean energy
into its portfolio, this project will play a key role in reducing carbon emissions, thus contributing
to a more cleaner and sustainable energy future.
NGEL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC and aims to be the flag bearer of NTPC’s Renewable
Energy journey with an operational capacity of over 3.4 GW and 26 GW in pipeline including 7
GW under implementation.
NTPC Limited is India’s largest integrated power utility having 74 GW installed capacity that
contributes 25 per cent of total electricity produced in India. By 2032, NTPC is looking to expand its
non-fossil based capacity to 45-50 per cent of the company’s portfolio that will include 60 GW RE
capacity with a total portfolio of 130 GW. NTPC has partnered with Niti Aayog to strengthen
India’s Net Zero efforts.
