NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, has received go-ahead from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to build the 4,750 MW renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat.

This will be India’s largest solar park to be built by the largest power producer of the country. The company has been given the go-ahead by MNRE under Mode 8 (Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park) of Solar Park Scheme. NTPC REL has plans to generate green hydrogen on a commercial scale from this park.

As a part of its green energy portfolio augmentation, NTPC, India’s largest energy integrated company aims to build 60 GW renewable energy capacity by 2032. Currently, the state owned power major has an installed capacity of 66 GW across 70 power projects with an additional 18 GW under construction.

Recently, NTPC has also commissioned India’s largest Floating Solar of 10 MW on the reservoir of Simhadri Thermal Power Plant, Andhra Pradesh. An additional 15 MW would be commissioned by August 2021. Further, a 100 MW Floating Solar Project on the reservoir of Ramagundam Thermal Power Plant, Telangana is in the advanced stage of implementation.