NTPC Group installed & commercial capacity increases to 70234 MW

New Delhi: India's Largest Power Utility and an Indian public sector undertaking (PSU), NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited declares the commercial operation of the first part capacity of 150 MW out of 300 MW Shambu ki Burj-2 Solar PV Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan.

The company in its BSE filing on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, said, Consequent upon successful commissioning, first part capacity of 150 MW out of 300 MW Shambu ki Burj-2 Solar PV Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, is declared on Commercial Operation w.e.f. 00:00 Hrs. of 29.09.2022.

With this, the standalone installed and commercial capacity of NTPC will become 57639 MW, while the group installed and commercial capacity of NTPC will become 70234 MW, it added.

However, the company is working on a long-term plan to become a 128,000 MW company by 2032.

Currently, the company operates 55 power stations (24 Coal, 7 combined cycle gas/liquid fuel, 2 Hydro, 1 Wind, and 11 solar projects). Further, it has 9 coal and 1 gas station, owned by joint ventures or subsidiaries.