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NTPC starts commencing 5 MW solar power plant near Faridabad

Date: 10-07-2013

NTPC has started commencing 5 MW solar power plant at village Jhajru near Faridabad in Haryana, while the main solar plant work has been awarded to Eversun Energy.

The plant will generate 7.44 million units of electricity annually, equivalent to the power requirement of approximately 6,000 households and will help in reducing generation of carbon dioxide by about 6,800 tons annually.

The company already commissioned one 5 MW solar PV project each at Dadri and Port Blair. In addition 85 MW of solar PV projects are under implementation. The company’s installed power generation capacity stands at more than 41,000 MW.

NTPC is the largest power generating company in the country. It has also diversified into hydro power, coal mining, power equipment manufacturing, oil & gas exploration, power trading & distribution.