National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) aims to bring 10GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2022 with the help of investment of Rs. 50,000 crore, to be raised majorly through Green Bonds. The company is determined to launch the project in a way that the tariff remains below Rs. 3.
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Currently, NTPC has 920MW of renewable energy resources, majorly constituting of solar energy.
It plans to increase its overall capacity to 130GW by 2032. Renewable energy capacity would constitute around 30% of the total.
During this fiscal, the company aims to tender 2,300MW of solar energy capacity as a part of India’s vision to deploy 175GW of clean energy by 2022.
NTPC aims to make arrangements that keep the tariff value below Rs. 3. It has also planned to sell the electricity to industries, commercial users, and at the soon-setting-up energy exchange.
NTPC is exploring economical borrowing options. It is more inclined towards raising money from domestic green bonds.
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