ALAPPUZHA: Power generation from the floating solar energy plant of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Kayamkulam, will begin soon. The solar power plant of 10MW capacity is ready for operations, said Anand Maruthi Malak, AGM (Solar Plant), NTPC.
“The installation of solar panels to produce 22 MW is nearing completion. The total capacity of the plant is 92MW. The work was awarded to two companies – Tata Power Solar (70 MW) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (22 MW). The 10-MW capacity unit set up by BHEL is ready for generation and the remaining 12 MW unit will be operational by April. The work undertaken by TPS will be completed by June this year and we expect full-scale production to start by July,” Anand said.
