Country’s biggest floating solar plant

Description

Context: The country’s biggest floating solar power plant, by generation capacity, till date being developed by NTPC in the reservoir of its thermal plant at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district of Telangana is set to be commissioned by May-June next.

Details: It would be one of the renewable (solar) energy plants being developed by NTPC with an installed capacity of 447 MW in the Southern Region and the entire capacity would be commissioned by March 2023.

About NTPC:

NTPC Limited is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, engaged in the business of generation of electricity and allied activities.
It is a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and is promoted by the Government of India.
The headquarters of the company is situated at New Delhi.
NTPC's core business is the generation and sale of electricity to state-owned power distribution companies and State Electricity Boards in India.
The company has also ventured into oil and gas exploration and coal mining activities.
It is the largest power company in India with an electric power generating capacity of 62,086 MW.
NTPC currently operates 55 power stations (24 Coal, 7 combined cycle gas/liquid fuel, 2 Hydro, 1 Wind, and 11 solar projects).