NTPC Renewable Energy Commissions 110.25 MW out of 1,255 MW Solar Project in Khavda
NTPC Green Energy’s subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy, has commenced commercial operations of the first 110.25 MW capacity of its 1,255 MW solar project at Khavda, Gujarat.
June 06, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
“We wish to inform that consequent upon successful commissioning, first part capacity of 110.25 MW out of 1255 MW Khavda-I Solar PV Project of NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Ltd., is declared on Commercial Operation w.e.f. 00:00 Hrs. of June 6, 2025,” stated the company in a regulatory filing.
With this, the total installed and commercial capacity of the NTPC group has become 80,265 MW, it said.
NTPC aims to achieve 50 percent non-fossil fuel-based power generation capacity and 60 GW of renewable energy capacity in its portfolio by 2032. And, for this, the company is going for aggressive expansion of RE projects across India.
In April 2025, NTPC Green Energy and Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology (MAHAPREIT) formed a joint venture (JV) company to develop, operate and maintain renewable energy parks of up to 10 GW capacities in Maharashtra and other states.
In March 2025, NTPC and its subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Ltd. (NGEL) signed agreements worth INR 96,000 crore with the Chhattisgarh government at the Chhattisgarh Energy Investors Summit 2025 to develop nuclear, pumped hydro, and renewable energy projects in the state. As part of the agreements, 4,200 MW nuclear capacity, 1,200 MW pumped hydro storage and 2 GW of renewable energy projects.
In February 2025, NTPC group signed multiple MoUs with the Madhya Pradesh government during the Global Investors Summit 2025 to develop renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, and pumped hydro, with a total investment of over INR 2 lakh crore.
The first MoU was signed between NGEL and Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company (MPPGCL) for setting up renewable energy projects up to 20 GW or more in the state, at an approximate investment of INR 1.2 lakh crore.
In February 2025, NGEL formed a 50:50 JV company with the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of AP Ltd (NREDCAP) - AP NGEL Harit Amrit Ltd., to develop 25 GW solar/wind, 10 GW pumped storage, and 0.5 MMTPA green hydrogen projects.
In January 2025, NGEL and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUNL) formed NTPC Rajasthan Green Energy Ltd., a 74:26 joint venture to develop up to 25 GW renewable energy projects and green hydrogen projects up to 1 million tonne capacities in Rajasthan.
In the same month, NGEL and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (UPRVUNL) announced the formation of a joint venture, NTPC UP Green Energy Ltd., to develop, operate, and maintain renewable energy parks and projects.
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