New Delhi: Some time in future, people in Delhi could be using electricity produced from green sources of energy like solar and wind.
This is expected to be possible because of a proposal of the Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) to set up a 255-MW hybrid (wind and solar) power project in Karnataka.
In this regard, TPREL, a subsidiary of Tata Power has received the “Letter of Award” (LoA) from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power -DDL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, the company announced today.
The project will be commissioned within 24 months from the PPA execution date, it said.
The power generated from the project will be supplied to Tata Power- DDL, which supplies electricity to a populace of over 7 million in North Delhi, the company said in a statement.
The letter indicates the current capacity bifurcation as 85MW solar and 170MW wind power with the green-shoe option of additional capacity of 85MW solar and 170MW wind.
Commenting on the development, TPREL CEO Ashish Khanna said, “We are pleased to facilitate Tata Power-DDL’s clean energy requirements with the 255 MW hybrid power project. We envision that this association will also encourage other Discoms in the country to enhance the share of sustainable energy in their overall energy mix and contribute towards the country’s net zero emission target.”
With this, the total renewables capacity of TPREL reaches 6,048 MW with an installed capacity of 3,884 MW (Solar – 2,956 MW & Wind – 928 MW) and 2,164 MW under various stages of implementation, the company said.
