Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Tata Power has commissioned 100 MW (50 MWx2) solar capacity at Anthapuramu Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh.
The power will be sold from this solar plant under a 25 year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
This is part of the implementation of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase II, Batch-III of government of India through viability gap funding mode for developing grid connected solar power capacity.
The company has organically added 159 MW wind and solar capacity in FY17 along with the acquisition of Welspun Renewables Energy in 2017.