Overview
- On December 17, NTPC declared commercial operation of 359.58 MW across solar projects at Khavda in Gujarat and Nokh in Rajasthan.
- Newly commissioned tranches include 243.66 MW from Khavda‑I, 37.925 MW from the Khavda Hybrid Tranche V project, and 78 MW at Nokh.
- These additions raised NTPC Group’s commercial capacity to 85,541 MW, according to regulatory filings.
- At a lenders’ meet, CMD Gurdeep Singh outlined targets of 149 GW by 2032 and 244 GW by 2037 under an expanded growth roadmap.
- The plan envisages about Rs 7 lakh crore of capex with expansion into energy storage systems, pumped storage, nuclear, green hydrogen and chemicals, supported by an under‑construction pipeline of roughly 30.9–32 GW including 13.3 GW of renewables.