NTPC to begin commercial operation of 74 MW

State owned Power generating company, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), has announced that it is all set to commence the commercial operations of 74.88 megawatt capacity (MW) of its 296 MW Fatehgarh solar project. The solar power project is situated in Jaisalmer in the state of Rajasthan. NTPC in its BSE filing said: "Consequent upon successful commissioning, the second part capacity of 74.88 MW out of 296 MW Fatehgarh Solar PV Project at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, is declared on Commercial Operation from 00:00 Hrs. of February 5, 2022. With this, the commercial capacity of the NTPC and NTPC group has become 54,377.30 MW and 67,832.30 MW respectively," This will prove to be a significant contribution to India’s goal of creating a sustainable future. Recently according to the latest report, India added 10 GW of solar capacity in the year 2021, with Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh leading the way.