India’s one of the leading solar module manufacturers and EPC services provider Vikram Solar has commissioned a 85 MW solar power project for state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) at Bilhaur town in Kanpur Nagar district in UP.
Further, the 85 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project has been spread across 400 acres of land, used about 3.5 lakh solar modules and includes a 33/132 kV switchyard. The expected energy yield of this project in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is 200 million units (MU). The plant is expected to reduce 4.57 tonnes of CO2 and can power 88,905 houses per year.
Earlier, Vikram Solar had commissioned 140 MW of capacity of the project at the same location. Now, the project capacity commissioned for NTPC aggregating to 225 MW, which makes it the largest solar project in single location in UP.
The company had delivered 210 MW of project capacity out of an aggregate 225 MW of capacity to NTPC in FY21.
Commenting on the development, Saibaba Vutukuri, Chief Executive Officer, Vikram Solar, said, “it was an honour for us to partner with NTPC for this prestigious project. This project presented the opportunity to increase our contribution to India’s solar mission and we are proud to be chosen by NTPC to make such an effort. NTPC is one of our oldest clients and we have been partnering in several of their solar projects. We are proud to say that we have a portfolio of commissioned and under-construction projects totalling ~708 MW with NTPC, as it identifies our commitment and focus towards customer centricity. We are hopeful of a continued journey with NTPC towards realizing the company’s green energy goals.”
The company in its kitty have successful handling of utility scale projects of 225 MW cumulative capacity for NTPC Bilhaur in UP, 200 MW for APGENCO in Andhra Pradesh, 130 MW for NTPC at Bhadla in Rajasthan, 80 MW for GIPCL at Charanka in Gujarat, 50 MW for NTPC at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, including innovative projects like India’s first floating solar plant, and airport installations in Kolkata, Calicut, Dibrugarh, Kochi, Gaya, and Gondia.
Meanwhile, the company’s annual PV module production capacity stood at 1.2 GW and it has shipped over 3.1 GW PV modules globally.
Source: energetica-india.net
