The project is part of Tata Power Solar’s strategy to expand their renewable energy portfolio to 1,000MW by 2017 and is the largest Indian solar project to use domestically manufactured solar modules. It covers over 240 acres of land and is expected to generate enough power to supply 90,000 households per year, offsetting approximately 73,000 tonnes of CO2 in the first year.
“In this landmark project, Tata Power Solar as our key partner and EPC contractor has demonstrated their expertise in the solar business and have worked incessantly to deliver the project on time and in an efficient manner” said A.K.Jha, Technical Director at NTPC. “We, at NTPC, are increasing our focus on renewables, in particular solar energy. With the commissioning of Rajgarh Solar Project, the solar power generation capacity in NTPC has reached 95 MW.”
The project was managed end-to-end by Tata Power Solar, from manufacturing and testing of the modules to installing the anchor foundations and structures. More than 2,000 people from nearby villages were employed for civil, mechanical and structural work alongside a highly experienced team from the company itself.
Tata Power Solar operates 200 MW of solar module manufacturing in Bangalore and has designed and built more than 160 MW of grid connected projects to-date with an additional 40 MW of rooftop and distributed generation projects across the country as of financial year 2014.
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