Adani Green Energy Commissions 25 MW Solar Plant in UP

Conglomerate Adani Group’s renewable energy arm Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) said that its step down subsidiary, Adani Solar Energy Chitrakoot One Ltd, has commissioned a 25 MW solar power plant in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh (UP).

For this plant, the company have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Noida Power Company Ltd (NPCL) at Rs 3.08/kWh.

With the commissioning of the project, AGEL’s total operational renewable capacity grows to 2,975 MW.

The company said in a statement that plant will be connected to our Energy Network Operation Centre (ENOC) that continuously monitors and analyses performance of 80+ solar and wind plants across diverse locations in India.

Recently, the company has also commissioned and announced 100 MW solar power plant, despite of ongoing pandemic backed by advance resource planning.

With the commissioning of this project AGEL has total renewable capacity of 14,795 MW including 11,820 MW awarded and under implementation projects.

Commenting on the development, Vneet S. Jaain, MD & CEO of Adani Green Energy said that, “Adani Green is on its course to achieve renewable capacity of 25 GW by 2025 and become the world’s largest renewable power company by 2030. It also reinforces AGEL’s commitment to lead India’s transition towards a greener future through a strategic approach and operational excellence.”