Four companies, including Tata Power’s arm - Tata Power Solar Systems, have bagged the EPC contract worth Rs 1,779 crore from public sector NTPC for setting up a 250-Mw solar photovoltaic power project in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Of the 250 Mw capacity, Tata Power Solar Systems, Bengaluru, has been awarded 100-Mw works while the contract for 50 Mw each was given to Lanco Solar Energy, Gurgaon, BHEL, Delhi, and Sterling and Wilson, Mumbai. The plant is expected to be commissioned in 12 months.
Tata Power is India's largest integrated power company with a significant international presence. The Company has an installed generation capacity of 8747 MW in India and a presence in all the segments of the power sector viz Generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), Transmission, Distribution and Trading.
