NTPC plans to build ultra mega solar park in Gujarat

The national PSU, NTPC Ltd is planning to build an ultra mega solar park in Bhuj district of Gujarat with a capacity of 5,000 MW and an investment of Rs 20,000 crore. A part of the capacity could be set up without a power purchase agreement said, the company Chairman Gurdeep Singh on Monday.

Interacting with the media, Singh said that the company officials are in the process of identifying the land parcels in Bhuj, which has a very high solar radiation. The plant will use only PV technology that too based on certain stringent specifications decided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,