NHPC and Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) have inked a pact for the development of solar power projects in the state of Kerala.
As per Phase-I of the agreement, NHPC will undertake implementation of the 50 MW grid-linked solar power project at West Kallada Panchayat, in Kollam district of Kerala.
However, financial details of the agreement between both the companies have not yet been disclosed.
NHPC has an installation base of 5,702 MW from 17 hydro power stations on ownership basis including projects taken up in joint ventures.
At present, the company has undertaken construction of seven projects aggregating a total installed capacity of 4,095 MW.
Also, it has drawn up a massive plan to add over 10,000 MW of hydro power capacity by the end of the XIII plan (year 2022).