NTPC eyes mega solar park in Kutch Gujarat
State run-NTPC aims to set up a 5,000 mw-Ultra Mega Solar Power Park, at Kutch in Gujarat with estimated investments of Rs 20,000 crore, a top executive at the power generation company said on Monday.
In the current fiscal, NTPC plans to add 5,290 megawatts of capacity to its existing 54,326 mw. While coal-based power generation would continue to be the company’s primary business, it is expanding presence in alternative energy sources such as solar power, and has plans for municipal waste-fuelled power.
