-2.75 (-0.79%) NTPC’s step-down subsidiary -- NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has received a letter of award (LoA) for a 550 megawatt (MW) solar project. The project is to be executed within a period of 18 months and will require a capital investment of Rs 2,800 crore.
With the allotment of this 550 MW capacity, NTPC REL will have to execute more than 2 GW RE capacity to fulfil the capacity won in TBCB (tariff-based competitive bidding) mode in Q1 2023 alone. As of date, NTPC Group has a 3.3 GW renewable energy (RE) operational capacity.
NTPC is the largest power utility company in India and has presence in Coal, Gas, Solar PV, Hydro and Wind Power Generation and Coal Mining.