On 28 March 2014, NTPC commissioned and commenced commercial operations of the 10 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant located at Talcher Kaniha, in Angul district of Orissa.
The solar power plant is spread across 45 acre and has been implemented in two stages. Stage-I of the project has a total capacity of two MW, while Stage-II has a capacity of eight MW.
The project has been set up with an investment of Rs 100 crore.
The total capacity of renewable energy projects of NTPC has become 30 MW. After the commissioning and commencement of commercial operations of the Talcher plant, the total commissioned and commercial capacity of NTPC has become 42,974 MW and 41,314 MW respectively.
In July 2013, NTPC laid the foundation stone for this project.
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