NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant explained

NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant
Coordinates:11.6114°N 92.7101°W
Country:India
Location:Garacharma, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Construction Began:2017
Commissioned:2018
Operator:National Thermal Power Corporation
Solar Type:pv
Ps Electrical Capacity:5 MW

NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant is a photovoltaic power station owned and operated by NTPC Limited in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

History

The plant was conceptualized in 2011, and its project design document (PDD) was ratified by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2012.[1]

In 2018, the 5 MW plant was commissioned and it became the "first grid-connected solar photovoltaic project" in the Andaman Islands.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CDM: 5 MW Solar PV Power Project at Port Blair (A&N) . 2023-12-13 . cdm.unfccc.int.
  2. Web site: Rishi Kumar . V . 2013-03-30 . NTPC commissions new project in Andaman & Nicobar . 2023-12-13 . . en.
  3. Web site: NTPC to set up solar photovoltaic power unit in Andaman & Nicobar Islands . 2023-12-13 . www.projectstoday.com.