New Delhi: NTPC, the largest coal based power producer of the country commissioned it first solar power project. Its 5mwp (megawatt-peak) solar photo-voltaic (pv) plant at the Dadri thermal power station will start functioning from March 30 thwith an estimated annual generation of 7.26 million units.
The total project capital cost is put at Rs. 48.59 crore. Wipro limited has designed the project over 27 acres of land within the premises of existing NTPC Dadri plant.
The power generated by the solar plant will fed in the gas-based Dadri plant's transmission line through a series of inverters and step-up transformers. This would be further transmitted to the grid. The beneficiary of the project is GRIDCO ltd. in Orissa.
NTPC hopes to reduce carbon emission by the rate of 0.82 million tonnes /mw-hour and thus help in environment protection. NTPC plans to add 20mw of solar pv during the next fiscal.
The company has also installed a weather station in the solar pv area to record the readings for solar insulation, ambient temperature & wind speed to monitor the generation performance of solar plant.
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