NTPC Commissions Second Part Capacity Of 300 MW Nokhra Solar Power Plant In Rajasthan

India's largest power generator NTPC has commissioned the second part capacity of 300 MW Nokhra solar power plant in Rajasthan, taking the total commissioned capacity to 150 MW.

The state-owned company on Thursday (29 December) announced the commissioning of the second part capacity of 50 MW of the Nokhra solar power plant in Rajasthan's Bikaner.

The first part capacity of 100 MW of the Nokhra project had already been declared on commercial operation on 20 December.

"Consequent upon successful commissioning, second part capacity of 50 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra Solar PV Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, is declared on Commercial Operation with effect from 00:00 hours of 30," the company said.

"With this, standalone installed and commercial capacity of NTPC will become 58259 MW, while group installed and commercial capacity of NTPC will become 70874 MW," the company said.

The power major has been commissioning renewable projects on a monthly basis with a cumulative addition of around 1,300 MW of renewable capacity in the current fiscal.

Besides Nokhra, the company has successfully commissioned second part capacity of 67.73 MW out of 230 MW Ettayapuram Solar PV Project at Tamil Nadu on 15 December 2022. The first part capacity of 162.27 MW has already been declared on commercial operation from 10 December. 

Similarly, the entire capacities of 150 MW and 90 MW Devikot Solar PV Projects at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, have been successfully operationalised from 13 December.

In September this year, the group commissioned the first part capacity of 150 MW out of 300 MW Shambu ki Burj-2 Solar PV Project at Bikaner in Rajasthan.

Besides Shambu ki Burj-2, the company also successfully commissioned entire capacity of 20 MW Auraiya Floating Solar PV Project at Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh on 16 September 2022.

Earlier, the public sector enterprise successfully commissioned four projects in August this year.

These projects include Shambu ki Burj-1 Solar PV at Bikaner (250 MW), Fatehgarh Solar PV at Jaisalmer (48.8 MW), Kawas Solar PV Project at Kawas, Gujarat (51 MW) and Gandhar Solar PV at Gandhar, Gujarat (10 MW).