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NTPC REL commissions over 97 MW solar capacity in Khavda park

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), on June 30, 2025, commissioned 64.7 MW solar capacity under the 1,255 MW Khavda-I Solar PV Project. This project is part of the larger 4,750 MW Khavda Wind-Solar Hybrid Renewable Energy Power Park in Kutch district. With this addition, the total commissioned capacity under the Khavda-I Solar PV Project now stands at 321.65 MW.  The entire renewable energy park is spread across 9,500 hectares of land in Khavda tehsil….

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NTPC REL begins full commercial operation of 325 MW solar project in MP

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has begun commercial operations of 120 MW under Phase-III of the 220 MW Unit-2 solar project. This phase went live on June 29, 2025. With this, NTPC REL has fully commissioned the 325 MW Shajapur Solar Power Park Project in Madhya Pradesh. The project consists of two units—Unit-1 with 105 MW and Unit-2 with 220 MW—of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity. Located in Shajapur…

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NTPC commissions 142 MW solar and 146 MW hybrid capacity in Gujarat’s Khavda

NTPC Limited has commissioned 142.22 MW of solar capacity under its 300 MW solar allocation at the 450 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project (Tranche-V) in Khavda, Gujarat. The milestone was achieved on June 28, 2025. The project forms part of the 450 MW capacity awarded to NTPC in May 2022 during the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) Tranche-V auction. SECI had initially invited bids for 1,200 MW ISTS-connected hybrid capacity…

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NLC India secures 450 MW hybrid project under NTPC tender

NLC India Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) to set up 450 megawatts (MW) of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The award was issued on June 27, 2025, under NTPC Limited’s hybrid tender NTPC-03. NLC had secured the capacity in March 2025 by quoting a tariff of Rs 3.35 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).  A power purchase agreement (PPA) will be signed between NLC and NTPC for 25 years….

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NTPC commissions Unit 3 of Barh Stage-I

NTPC Limited has commenced operations of Unit 3 (660 MW) of the Barh Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3×660 MW), located in Bihar. With this, NTPC’s total installed and commercial capacity has increased to 82,080 MW. In a related development, M/s Anand Kumar Singhania has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for the construction of a 150-metre reinforced cement concrete (RCC) single flue chimney for Unit 2. The company quoted Rs 230 million in response…

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NTPC fully commissions 245 MW Plot-3 at Nokh solar park

NTPC Limited has commissioned the final 52 MW of capacity under the 245 MW solar project (Plot-3) of its 735 MW Nokh Ultra Mega Solar Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The milestone was achieved on June 22, 2025. With this, the full 245 MW capacity under Plot-3 is now operational. NTPC has cumulatively commissioned 490 MW at the site. The 735 MW project, being developed in three equal plots of 245 MW each, is implemented by…

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NTPC deploys hydrogen fuel cell buses in Leh

NTPC Limited has handed over five hydrogen fuel cell buses to the Sindhu Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO), under the Ladakh administration. These buses will soon begin commercial operations in Leh. This deployment follows the earlier commissioning of India’s highest-altitude hydrogen fuelling and green hydrogen mobility station in Leh in November 2024. Situated at 11,562 feet, the station has a daily capacity of 80 kg of hydrogen and is powered entirely by a co-located 1.7…

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NTPC, Oben Electric and Avaana Capital raise funds

Three companies—NTPC Limited, Oben Electric, and Avaana Capital—have announced fundraises aligned with infrastructure, clean mobility, and sustainability-linked investments. NTPC raises Rs 40 billion via NCDs NTPC Limited has raised Rs 40 billion through the private placement of unsecured, non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The debentures carry a coupon rate of 6.89 per cent per annum and a tenor of 10 years and 1 day. This is the third issuance under its approved framework. The funds will be…

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NTPC declares COD of Unit-3 at North Karanpura TPP in Jharkhand

NTPC Limited has declared the Commercial Operation Date (COD) for Unit-3 (660 MW) of the North Karanpura Thermal Power Project (TPP) on June 15, 2025. The plant is located near Tandwa town in Chatra district of Jharkhand. The project comprises three supercritical units of 660 MW each and has been implemented at a total cost of Rs 151.64 billion. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract. Unit 3…

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NTPC commissions 193 MW at Nokh solar park

NTPC Limited commissioned 193 MW under the 245 MW Plot-3 of its 735 MW Nokh Ultra Mega Solar Park Project on June 9, 2025. The project is located in Nokh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Jakson Group served as the Balance of System (BoS) contractor for this phase. With this commissioning, NTPC has brought 438 MW of solar capacity online at the Nokh site. The project is being implemented in three phases of 245 MW each under engineering,…