Tata Power, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, has commissioned two solar power projects, aggregating 100 mw, in Uttar Pradesh.
The two projects, each of 50 mw capacity, are located at Prayagraj and Banda in the north Indian state. The two plants are together expected to generate 221.26 million kwh of electricity per year, and would forestall 17.70 billon tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
Speaking on the achievement, Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power said, “The commissioning of solar PV projects in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and Banda has strengthened our position as a leading renewable energy company, and we will continue to contribute to the country’s sustainable energy growth.”
Over 3 lakh modules deployed
Approximately 1,59,600 modules were used in the Prayagraj project that is expected to reduce 91,137 lakh tonnes of carbon emission every year. The project has also seen the deployment of 16 inverters, 103.25 km of DC cable and over 4.87 lkah man-hours. The Banda project, spread over 236 acres of land, used 1,67,440 modules and 16 invertors.
PPA with UP utility
Electricity generated from the two solar projects will be sold to state power utility Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd, under a power purchase agreement entered between TPREL and the state utility.
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Total portfolio nudging 5 GW
With the addition of this 100 mw, the renewables capacity in operation for Tata Power will be 3,055 mw, comprising 2,123 mw of solar and 932 mw of wind. With another 1,854 mw of renewable energy projects under various stages of implementation, the total renewable portfolio of Tata Power stands at nearly 5 GW.
Featured photograph showing a grid-connected ground-mounted solar power plant of Tata Power is for representation only
